Coverage dated October 1, 2024

Tennessee probing factory where workers were swept away by Helene flooding

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A plastics factory is under investigation after 11 workers were carried away by floodwaters caused by Hurricane Helene.

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  1. CBS News

    Flooding from Hurricane Helene swept away 11 factory employees as they left work. Only 5 have been found. (opens CBS News)

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    Workers inside a plastics factory in Tennessee say their employers waited too long to let them leave work.

  2. The Boston Globe

    11 workers at a Tennessee factory were swept away in Hurricane Helene flooding. Only 5 were rescued. (opens The Boston Globe)

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    Workers inside a plastics factory in Tennessee say they narrowly escaped after flooding from Hurricane Helene.

  3. Waco Tribune-Herald

    11 workers at a Tennessee factory were swept away in Hurricane Helene flooding. Only 5 were rescued (opens Waco Tribune-Herald)

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    Waco Tribune-Herald's feed description

    Workers inside a plastics factory in Tennessee say they narrowly escaped after flooding from Hurricane Helene. The raging rainwaters swept 11 people away Friday. Only five were rescued. Two of

  4. Fox News

    11 Tennessee factory workers swept away in Helene floodwaters, company responds to evacuation decision (opens Fox News)

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    Workers from a Tennessee factory say they should not have been at work the day Hurricane Helene caused flash flooding in the area, as some did not make it home.

  5. Breitbart News

    'It Was Too Late': 6 Tennessee Factory Workers Swept Away by Helene Flood After Managers Made Them Stay (opens Breitbart News)

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    Several workers from a Tennessee plastic factory were swept away in the raging floodwaters from Hurricane Helene.

  6. New York Post

    11 workers at a Tennessee factory were swept away in Hurricane Helene flooding as workers forced to wait until it was ‘too late’ (opens New York Post)

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    The raging floodwaters swept 11 people away, and only five were rescued. Two of them are confirmed dead, and part of the death toll across the affected states passed 150 on Tuesday.

  7. AL.com

    Hurricane Helene swept away 11 Tennessee factory workers, only 5 were rescued (opens AL.com)

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    Others are still unaccounted for since they were washed away Friday in the small town of Erwin, Tennessee.

  8. Portland Press Herald

    Tennessee investigating after flooding from Helene swept away 11 factory workers (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    As the nearby Nolichucky River swelled from rainfall, employees in the Impact Plastics factory kept working. Several asserted that they weren’t allowed to leave in time.

  9. Anchorage Daily News

    Helene’s flooding swept away 11 workers at a Tennessee factory. Now the state is investigating the company. (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    Some rescued workers allege it wasn’t until water flooded into the parking lot and the power went out that the plant shut down and sent workers home.

  10. Newsweek

    Tennessee probing factory where workers were swept away by Helene flooding (opens Newsweek)

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    A plastics factory is under investigation after 11 workers were carried away by floodwaters caused by Hurricane Helene.

  11. The Columbian

    Helene’s flooding swept away 11 workers at a Tennessee factory. Now the state is investigating (opens The Columbian)

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    As the rain from Hurricane Helene came down harder and harder, workers inside a plastics factory in rural Tennessee kept working. It wasn’t until water flooded into the parking lot and the power went

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