EMA Director: 33 missing in Unicoi County, confirmed deaths
This story has been edited to reflect an update. EMA Director Jimmy Erwin confirmed the flooding in the county has been deadly. No further information was given about how many fatalities. UNICOI ...
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2 deaths due to severe weather from Helene, One in Johnson and one in Unicoi
As of Saturday night, 33 people are missing in Unicoi County with no confirmed deaths. Wastewater services have failed, so ...
LIVE UPDATES: Amid rescue efforts, 10 people still missing in Unicoi County
With the help of countless resources from across county and state lines, first responders in Unicoi County have been able to ...
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All hospital personnel and patients rescued from Unicoi County Hospital
UNICOI COUNTY, Tenn. (WCYB) — UPDATE: All hospital personnel and patients have been rescued from Unicoi County Hospital. As of 4:40 P. M. on Friday, no one remains at the facility. The hospital ...
Helene wreaks havoc across Southeast, killing at least 42
Helene has weakened to a post-tropical cyclone and is moving north, bringing what the National Hurricane Center called ...
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Ballad Health: Everyone rescued from Unicoi County Hospital
UNICOI COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — All patients and personnel who were stranded at Unicoi County Hospital amid historic flooding have been rescued, according to Ballad Health. Ballad announced that ...
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Parts of Interstate 26 in Unicoi County closed due to flooding
UNICOI COUNTY, Tenn. (WCYB) — Parts of Interstate 26 in Unicoi County have been closed due to flooding, according to the Tennessee Department of Transportation. According to Mark Nagi with TDOT ...
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Tennessee floods: 54 people stranded on Unicoi County Hospital roof rescued as water rose
Fifty-four people were rescued from the roof of the Unicoi County Hospital on Sept. 27 after flooding due to Tropical Storm Helene left them stranded. Virginia State Police finished the rescue ...
Rescue missions after Helene’s flooding include dozens stranded on Tennessee hospital roof
Ultimately, dozens of staff and patients went to the roof to wait to be taken to safety, and a few others stayed in rescue boats, as winds whipped and brown waters gushed nearby with debris ...
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Dozens rescued from roof of Tennessee hospital during flooding from Helene
The dozens of people trapped atop Unicoi County Hospital in Erwin, Tennessee, were all taken to safety as of Friday evening, Michael Baker, Erwin’s alderman, told CNN. “We’ve had a constant ...
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Unicoi County man accused of setting father’s house on fire
MADISON COUNTY, N.C. (WJHL) — A man accused of burning his father’s home in Unicoi County was arrested in nearby Madison County, North Carolina, according to authorities. A news release from ...
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YMCA of East Tennessee accepting donations for Unicoi County flooding victims
All YMCA of East Tennessee locations will be accepting donations in the coming days to be delivered to Unicoi County, one of ...