Factory employees clung desperately to a truck before Helene floodwaters swept them away
Source: Knox News Sentinal
A group of employees from Erwin’s Impact Plastics clung to spools of flexible yellow plastic pipes on the back of a semitruck for hours Sept. 27 waiting for help as the swollen Nolichucky River raged around them.
But the truck tipped over and at least seven people were swept away by the floodwaters, Knox News has learned.
At least one woman in the group died, according to an immigrants rights group that has been working with families of some of the employees who worked there. And the company confirmed the death of one other person, but did not give details about their identity.
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The truck was hit again, but this time the piece of debris was much bigger, the impact much harder, and the the truck flipped. Ingram crammed his hands under a plastic band around the yellow pipes.
Read more: https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/local/2024/10/01/tennessee-impact-plastics-employees-fought-desperately-to-stay-above-hurricane-helene-floodwaters/75450498007/
When the hurricane was forecast to come in the area managment should have started clearing the equipment and let the emplyees leave. Without power the plastic will harden and cause major problems.They knew that. Not shutting down was greed. Thoughts and prayers won't bring family members back.
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So many lives were lost in this hurricane.
And so many lives were affected.
..they were gonna close at X o'clock because of Sandy...EXCEPT Dunkin Donuts. My friends...and others...told me that Dunkin Donuts wont close until the very last minute.
Now I'm from the PNW and we dont have hurricanes or other really predictable dangerous weather events so is this true about Dunkin Donuts in general or was it just a regional thing?
such a sad story...
