Tennessee floods: 54 people stranded on Unicoi County Hospital roof rescued as water rose
Unicoi County Hospital is in Erwin, Tennessee, around 100 miles east of Knoxville and Pigeon Forge. The region saw intense flooding Friday as Tropical Storm Helene, downgraded from a hurricane, barreled through the Southeast, inflicting flooding and power outages across multiple states.
TN National Guard, THP and KCSO bring in helicopters to rescue more than 50 trapped by flooding on Unicoi Co. Hospital roof
According to a news report by WCYB in the Tri-Cities, they spoke with Erwin Police Chief Regan Tilson who said more than 50 people are trapped on the roof. Ballad Health said as of 12:27 p.m., 54 people were on the roof.
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It comes after the counties became two of the hardest-hit areas in East Tennessee after the remnants of Hurricane Helene ...
There are 130 guardsmen and seven helicopters activated in East Tennessee to assist, according to Sabrina Singh, the deputy ...
All patients and personnel who were stranded at Unicoi County Hospital amid historic flooding have been rescued, according to ...
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Officials said the Nolichucky River is believed to have swelled about 30 feet, which caused widespread destruction of ...
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