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Ugnė Lazauskaitė

Factory Workers Swept Away In Hurricane Helene Flooding After Boss Forces Them To Wait Too Long

A group of workers at a plastic factory in rural Tennessee were swept away after their employers allegedly denied them to go home in time to save them as Hurricane Helene hit the region.

The raging floodwaters swept away eleven Impact Plastics workers in Erwin, Tennessee, last Friday (September 27). Only five were rescued. 

Two of the employees have been confirmed dead, while the remaining four are still unaccounted for.

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