Erwin, Tennessee, is one of towns hardest hit by flooding after Helene. Here's what happened.
Erwin, Tennessee is amongst the list of cities crippled by the effects of Hurricane Helene in East Tennessee. Photos and videos of the area taken before and after rising and swift floodwaters infiltrated this small town showcase the community's devastation The resulting images along with news of the floods pushed Erwin into the spotlight in the last week.
Helene’s flooding swept away 11 workers at a Tennessee factory. Now the state is investigating.
Tennessee state authorities said Wednesday they were investigating the company that owns a plastics factory where 11 workers were swept away by cataclysmic flooding unleashed by Hurricane Helene. As the nearby Nolichucky River swelled from rainfall,
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, Impact Plastics
A press conference on search and recovery and flood relief efforts in Unicoi County grew tense and emotional as the loved ...
Family members say some of their loved ones didn't get word that they could leave, but the plant, Impact Plastics, denies it ...
The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency said four people died in Unicoi County, and a person died in Knox County.
Officials said the Nolichucky River is believed to have swelled about 30 feet, which caused widespread destruction of ...
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is looking into claims denied by Impact Plastics that managers did not let workers go.
By most accounts, last Friday’s successful evacuation of more than 60 people from a nearly submerged Unicoi County Hospital ...
Unicoi County authorities say that water levels at the Nolichuky River have returned to close to their normal level before ...
Unicoi County Hospital is in Erwin, Tennessee, around 100 miles east of Knoxville and Pigeon Forge. The region saw intense ...
Recovery operations continue here in the lower elevations, while some across the higher elevations are just now receiving resources from out of town. The town ...
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