As the rain from Hurricane Helene came down harder and harder, workers inside a plastics factory in rural Tennessee kept working. It wasn’t until water flooded into the parking lot and the power went out that the plant shut down and sent workers home.Several never made it. Video above: families desperate for answers about missing family membersThe raging floodwaters swept 11 people away, and only five were rescued. Two of them are confirmed dead and part of the death toll across the affected states that passed 150 Tuesday. Four others are still unaccounted for since they were washed away Friday in the small town of Erwin, Tennessee, where dozens of people were rescued off the roof of a hospital.Video below: Drone footage shows flooding in Erwin, TennesseeSome workers managed to drive away from the plant, while others got caught on a clogged road where water rose enough to sweep vehicles …
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