Helene floodwaters trapped Tennessee plastics plant employees, and some are among the missing and dead
Family members say some of their loved ones didn't get word that they could leave, but the plant, Impact Plastics, denies it threatened to fire anyone who left.
Tennessee factory employees clung to semitruck before Helene floodwaters swept them away
The harrowing incident happened at the same time as the Unicoi County Hospital helicopter rescue, just a mile south.
Dad, 75, Clung to Tree for Hours Before Being Swept Away by Helene Floodwaters in Front of His Family
A 75-year-old North Carolina man was swept away by Hurricane Helene floodwaters after clinging to a tree for hours as neighbors and family heard him crying for help, but were unable to reach him. Bruce Tipton was at home in Marshall on Friday, Sept. 27, as water from the French Broad River came roaring beneath him, according to The New York Times.
Tennessee plastics factory employee recounts narrow escape through floodwater
Impact Plastics employee Zinna Adkins stepped outside her workplace at 10:54 a.m. on Friday and captured water rising in the parking lot on her cellphone. But at that time, she said no supervisor informed employees they were free to leave.
Factory employees clung desperately to a truck before Helene floodwaters swept them away
A group of factory workers tried in vain to escape the raging Nolichucky River in Erwin, Tennessee, even as a dramatic rescue unfolded nearby.
Helene floods trapped people at work. Some vanished escaping their jobs, TN company says
Among the dozens of people who vanished during Hurricane Helene was a truck-load of employees trying to escape their workplace and the company is giving insights into how fast things went bad in East Tennessee.
Impact Plastics addresses ‘missing and deceased employees’ after floods
A plastics manufacturer in Unicoi County expressed sympathy after several employees went missing or died amid catastrophic flooding. Impact Plastics issued a press release on Monday stating that the company “expresses sympathy for the missing and deceased employees and one contractor during the historic and devastating floods at its facility on
Tennessee Factory Bosses Refused to Let Employees Leave Before Deadly Hurricane Flooding: Worker
A factory in Tennessee allegedly prevented employees from evacuating to safety during flooding from Hurricane Helene, resulting in fatalities and missing people.
As floodwaters engulfed a Tennessee hospital, panic set in for those stranded
Angel Mitchell was in knots Friday morning at the eastern Tennessee hospital where her 83-year-old mother had been admitted ...
Neighborhood in town of Swannanoa completely destroyed; floodwaters reached to almost roof levels
In the town of Swannanoa is a neighborhood called Beacon Village. Built in the 1920s, the area was completely destroyed after ...
My car was submerged in floodwaters. Should I start it?
Storm surges and flooding from Hurricane Helene have caused widespread devastation across parts of the Southeastern U.S., in ...
'It was like white water rapids': Student recounts car escape from Helene floodwaters
Appalachian State University student Avery Paner recounts being trapped in her car with her roommates and escaping from ...
Western North Carolina woman moves forward after watching parts of her life float away in Helene's floodwaters
Residents in western North Carolina continue to pick up the pieces after Helene raged through the state. Standing on the ...
Oklahoma rescue team saves four trapped in Hurricane Helene floodwaters
The team was headed to North Carolina on Thursday to help with Hurricane Helene response efforts when law enforcement and ...
Father survives but mother still missing after home swept away in Helene floodwaters
A mother is missing after a neighbor recorded the moment her house was swept away during Helene flooding. Her husband said ...
McDowell County man recounts surviving roaring floodwaters from Helene
OLD FORT, N.C. — Like so many people in western North Carolina, people have chaotic survival stories from Hurricane Helene.
North Carolina man jumps into fast-moving floodwaters to save a trapped woman
A North Carolina man made a “calculated risk,” jumping into fast-moving, Helene-swollen waters to save a woman because he ...
Heartbreaking final photo shows NC grandparents trapped on roof before they were swept away by floodwaters along with grandson
A heartbreaking final photo of North Carolina grandparents waiting to be rescued on their roof while surrounded by fierce ...