Dozens rescued from hospital roof after Hurricane Helene flooding

At least 54 folks have been trapped on the roof of a hospital in Tennessee on Friday after floodwaters as a consequence of Hurricane Helene rapidly surrounded the medical middle.

Everyone was rescued safely, Sen. Bill Hagerty stated in a press release.

Helene made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend area Thursday evening as an enormous Category 4 hurricane.

Helene has since weakened and is now post-tropical, however its remnants will proceed to supply harmful climate, bringing doubtlessly life-threatening flooding to the Southeast.

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