More than 50 people were trapped on the roof of a Tennessee hospital this Friday (27), after increasing flooding caused by Hurricane Helene complicated evacuation efforts.
Ballad Health said it was notified that Unicoi County Hospital, located in Erwin, Tennessee, needed to be isolated around 9:30 a.m. local time on Friday. But due to flooding and strong winds, ambulances and helicopters were unable to reach the building safely. Erwin is just over 40 miles north of Asheville.
A total of 54 people were transferred to the roof and another seven were on rescue boats, Ballad Health said in a statement. The hospital system said there were 11 patients included.
This content was originally published in Hurricane Helene: more than 50 people stranded on hospital roof in Tennessee on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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