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Tennessee hospital flooded by Helene prompts helicopter rescue

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Patients and their caregivers were rescued from a Tennessee hospital’s roof after flooding caused by Hurricane Helene drove them from the building’s interior and conditions made rescue efforts difficult.

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  1. CBS News

    Dozens stranded on Tennessee hospital roof amid flooding; (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    A risky rescue operation is underway to evacuate over 50 people stranded by fast-moving flood waters on the roof of a hospital in Erwin, in eastern Tennessee.

  2. KEZI Eugene

    Rescue missions after Helene's flooding include dozens stranded on Tennessee hospital roof (opens KEZI Eugene)

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    KEZI Eugene's feed description

    Patients and their caregivers were rescued from a Tennessee hospital’s roof after flooding caused by Hurricane Helene drove them from the building’s interior and conditions made rescue efforts difficult. The

  3. ABC 13 Houston

    54 people rescued from roof of Tennessee hospital due to floodwaters from Hurricane Helene (opens ABC 13 Houston)

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    ABC 13 Houston's feed description

    At least 54 people were trapped on the roof of a hospital in Tennessee on Friday after floodwaters due to Hurricane Helene.

  4. The Guardian

    Tennessee scrambles to airlift dozens from hospital roof amid Helene floods (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Airlift operation under way at Unicoi hospital in Erwin after flash flooding from deadly hurricane overwhelms area

  5. Washington Examiner

    Dozens stranded on roof of Tennessee hospital (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Heavy rainfall from Tropical Storm Helene left 54 patients and staff members stranded on a hospital roof in Tennessee.

  6. KTVU San Francisco

    Tennessee hospital floods, forcing 'dangerous' helicopter rescue (opens KTVU San Francisco)

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    KTVU San Francisco's feed description

    Catastrophic flooding from Tropical Storm Helene forced a “dangerous rescue situation" at a hospital in northeast Tennessee.

  7. WSVN Miami

    Rescue missions after Helene’s flooding include dozens stranded on Tennessee hospital roof - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Patients and their caregivers sought shelter Friday on a Tennessee hospital’s roof after flooding caused by Hurricane Helene drove them from

  8. KTVZ Bend

    Helicopters working to rescue dozens stranded on top of Tennessee hospital during flooding from Helene (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Elise Hammond, Nicole Chavez and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A “dangerous rescue operation” is underway after more than 50 people were stranded on the roof of a Tennessee hospital on Friday due to rising floodwaters from Hurricane Helene.

  9. WMUR

    Tennessee hospital flooded by Helene prompts helicopter rescue (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    Patients and their caregivers were rescued from a Tennessee hospital’s roof after flooding caused by Hurricane Helene drove them from the building’s interior and conditions made rescue efforts difficult.

  10. KVIA El Paso

    Dozens rescued from roof of Tennessee hospital during flooding from Helene (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    CNN By Elise Hammond, Nicole Chavez, Zoe Sottile and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — More than 50 people have been rescued after being stranded on the roof of a Tennessee hospital Friday – some of them for hours – due to rising floodwaters from Hurricane Helene, according to a city official.

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