6 Tennessee Factory Workers Swept Away by Helene Flood After Managers Made Them Stay
Several employees at a plastics factory in Tennessee were swept away by severe flooding from Hurricane Helen, and survivors blamed company management for not letting workers home before water reached dangerous levels. On Friday, Robert Jarvis, who worked at the Impact Plastics plant in Irwin, told News 5 WCYB he asked to leave after the […]
11 Tennessee factory workers swept away in Helene floodwaters, company responds to evacuation decision
Forced workers at a Tennessee plastics factory are recalling the day historic flooding took over parking lots and caused power outages. The factory was closed and they went home, but some workers did not. Eleven people were swept away by the flood, and only five were rescued. Two of the deaths were confirmed, part of […]
11 workers at a Tennessee factory were swept away in Hurricane Helene flooding as workers forced to wait until it was ‘too late’
Workers at a plastics factory in rural Tennessee continued to work as Hurricane Helen's rains intensified. The factory was shut down for the first time after water flooded the parking lot and the power went out, allowing employees to go home. Some didn't make it. Impact Plastics Inc. is surrounded by mud and debris on […]
Heartbreaking final photo shows NC grandparents trapped on roof before swept away by floodwaters with grandson
Heartbreaking final photos have been released of grandparents waiting on the roof of their North Carolina home for rescue amidst heavy flooding after Hurricane Helen. Jessica Dry Turner was pleading for someone to help her after her family was stranded on the roof of their Asheville home and “watched 18-wheelers and cars drifting by” as […]
Presidents Cup: 3 quick takeaways from Day 1 as Team USA swept Internationals 5-0
The U.S. National Team defeated the national team 5-0 in Thursday's A match at the Presidents Cup. This is the third time in the event's 30-year history that Team USA has won all five games. After the international teams fought hard on Thursday, so many players came out for the American team. Three of the […]
Search Continues For Arizona Woman That Was Swept Away By Flash Flooding In Grand Canyon
(Photo by SEBASTIEN DUVAL/AFP via Getty Images) By James Myers, OAN StaffSaturday, August 24, 2024 2:15 p.m. Search and rescue teams from Grand Canyon National Park were searching Friday for an Arizona woman who has been missing since being swept down a creek during a massive flash flood. advertisement The missing woman had been hiking […]
North Carolina House collapses, swept to sea as Ernesto nears Outer Banks
Hurricane Ernesto battered the North Carolina coast on Friday, sweeping beach houses out to sea. The home collapsed on the beach at Cape Hatteras National Seashore in Rodanthe, the northernmost village on the Outer Banks, which has suffered from severe coastal erosion for years. the National Park Service said. Shocking footage shows the water being […]
Lawmakers ask top Pentagon officials to ensure military is not swept up in politics, election
Two Democratic members I sent a letter President Trump, who campaigned on sending federal troops to the southern border and crime-plagued cities, this week asked top Pentagon officials to ask the military to stay out of the 2024 election, domestic affairs and politics. “There is no greater responsibility than the oath of office we swear […]
Mets swept by Mariners as Luis Severino struggles in lopsided loss
SEATTLE — T-Mobile Park teed off at Mets Park, with the visiting team going home with a crushing defeat on Sunday. Sure, the Mets avoided a shutout for the first time in three games, but it was a narrow victory. Their first trip to the Pacific Northwest in seven years ended with a 12-1 loss […]
Video Captures Dramatic Rescue Of Worker Swept Away By Rushing River Waters
Firefighters in central Wisconsin staged a dramatic rescue of a park worker whose vehicle was swept away by rising waters in a river Thursday, video showed. a video Photos posted to Facebook by the Richfield Rural Fire Department (RRFD) show emergency personnel efforts to rescue a 64-year-old Wood County employee whose truck was allegedly swept […]