"Soldiers assigned to the Connecticut, Maryland and North Carolina National Guard work together to distribute food and water to local first responders in Avery County on Sept 29, 2024."
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| -Signs, Portents, and the Weather- |
| Hurricane Helene kills multiple workers at Tennessee plastics factory 'after bosses warned them not to leave' |
| 2024-10-02 |
| [Daily Mail where America gets its news] Multiple employees inside a Tennessee plastic factory have died after being told by their bosses not to evacuate during Hurricane Helene, according to a worker. Impact Plastics in Erwin, Tennessee, confirmed that there had been fatalities at their plant after Friday's extreme weather - but haven't revealed how many people had been killed. Two people are said to have died, with up to five still missing. Employee Bertha Mendoza, 56, has since been confirmed as one of those who had died in the floods, according to a fundraising page. Alexa Peterson told NBC News that her father Johnny was among those who had died. She told the outlet she was seeking legal representation. Jacob Ingram, a mold changer at the company, told the Knoxville News Sentinel that as the flooding began, mangers told employees to move their cars but wouldn't let them leave. Ingram said: 'They should've evacuated when we got the flash flood warnings, and when they saw the parking lot. When we moved our cars, we should've evacuated then.' It emerges as the death toll from the brutal Hurricane which swept the southeast last week passed 150 people. Footage shared by Ingram on his social media shows dark brown muddy water running through the company's parking lot. Large pickup trucks can be seen bobbing up and down inside the fast flowing floodwaters. Among the worst-affected areas is the North Carolina city of Asheville, which sits in a valley and which has so-far seen around 50 people confirmed as dead. President Joe Biden was set to survey the devastation in the region Wednesday. Rescuers are still continuing their efforts to make contact with hundreds of people who are cut off by washed-out roads and downed communication lines. Images of the destruction caused by the hurricane reveal a wasteland of splintered houses, crushed cargo containers, mud-covered highways, and collapsed communication lines. Damage estimates ranged from $15billion to more than $100billion, insurers and forecasters said over the weekend, as water systems, communications and critical transportation routes were affected. Property damage and lost economic output will become clearer as officials assess the destruction. At a news conference on Tuesday, North Carolina governor Roy Cooper said: 'Communities were wiped off the map'. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #8 If the building were on fire, I doubt workers would have hesitated to leave, no matter what the supervisors had to say. |
| Posted by: Gromble+Dribble4342 2024-10-02 16:19 |
| #7 "Workers said they were told by management" I recall there were some IRL tweets from people who were being told they couldnt leave. |
| Posted by: mossomo 2024-10-02 14:46 |
| #6 Impact Plastics is most likely caput after that stupidity. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2024-10-02 12:40 |
| #5 ^ toxic masculinity |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2024-10-02 08:28 |
| #4 Heartstopping moment North Carolina man jumps into surging floodwaters after spotting woman trapped in debris |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2024-10-02 08:13 |
| #3 Helene death toll surpasses 160 as search for missing in North Carolina continues "Soldiers assigned to the Connecticut, Maryland and North Carolina National Guard work together to distribute food and water to local first responders in Avery County on Sept 29, 2024." |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2024-10-02 06:44 |
| #2 Asheville Is 'Not Okay'; Man Walks 17 Miles To Daughter's Wedding After Helene |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2024-10-02 06:21 |
| #1 Like tornadoes in Mayfield KY, 2021 Workers said they were told by management that "if you leave, you’re more than likely to be fired." |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2024-10-01 16:54 |