Elizabeth86 Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 The flooding is so bad. There is a hospital local-ish that has employees and patients trapped on a roof. The water is too rough for boats to rescue them right now. https://www.greenevillesun.com/news/local_news/ballad-flooding-forces-emergency-evacuation-at-unicoi-county-hospital/article_24d3d364-7cf8-11ef-a2ed-a33af9a243cf.html 26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 Praying for all of the victims of this horrible hurricane! 😞 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 55 minutes ago, Elizabeth86 said: The flooding is so bad. There is a hospital local-ish that has employees and patients trapped on a roof. The water is too rough for boats to rescue them right now. https://www.greenevillesun.com/news/local_news/ballad-flooding-forces-emergency-evacuation-at-unicoi-county-hospital/article_24d3d364-7cf8-11ef-a2ed- Praying for the trapped people especially, and the rescue workers, but also praying for leaders to get some f-g common sense and plan better in their rebuilding. The Nolichucky has been flooding there since at least 1791, and they put a hospital in a low spot right next to the river. 5 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbutton Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 24 minutes ago, prairiewindmomma said: Praying for the trapped people especially, and the rescue workers, but also praying for leaders to get some f-g common sense and plan better in their rebuilding. The Nolichucky has been flooding there since at least 1791, and they put a hospital in a low spot right next to the river. In our experience, hospitals are not awesome at communicating disaster plans either. My DH doesn’t even always know there is a tornado nearby, and it’s always kind of like, you can hide in this tiny room, but no pointers on what to do with patients. (We all have our phones set to get alerts, but all of us can be home, and only one person will get the alert, and it’s not always the same person! We get all the Ambers and Silvers and Air Quality alerts though.) I can’t imagine what these poor healthcare workers are dealing with. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 They are dealing with Bad things. Those patients and staff are going through it. Electricity would need to be off for safety reasons. Everybody on oxygen needs to go onto portable tanks. Nonambulatory patients with no elevator need to be packaged and carried. Trying to figure out who is critical for needing ongoing fluids/meds during evac…. I seriously feel for them. 😞 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbutton Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 (edited) 20 minutes ago, prairiewindmomma said: They are dealing with Bad things. Those patients and staff are going through it. Electricity would need to be off for safety reasons. Everybody on oxygen needs to go onto portable tanks. Nonambulatory patients with no elevator need to be packaged and carried. Trying to figure out who is critical for needing ongoing fluids/meds during evac…. I seriously feel for them. 😞 And how dry are the HCWs and patients? Their loved ones must be frantic. Edit: Footage looks like rain has stopped. Edited September 27 by kbutton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Elizabeth86 Posted September 28 Author Share Posted September 28 14 hours ago, kbutton said: Thanks for updating. My electricity is still out and I lost cell service for half the day yesterday. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cintinative Posted September 28 Share Posted September 28 (edited) My friend lives near Erwin, TN and she said there is basically no way out of the town now because of road collapses. The pictures are awful. There are people missing. ETA: it looks like the hospital is under water??? Is that right??? Edited September 28 by cintinative 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted September 28 Share Posted September 28 That whole area is suffering. Western NC is reporting some pretty severe damage. Chimney Rock Village appears to be mostly lost. It’s unreal. 😞 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbutton Posted September 28 Share Posted September 28 2 hours ago, cintinative said: My friend lives near Erwin, TN and she said there is basically no way out of the town now because of road collapses. The pictures are awful. There are people missing. In some news article, I saw alerts saying that all of the roads in Western NC should be considered closed, and that no one should try getting out unless they have to seek higher ground. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz4me Posted September 28 Share Posted September 28 24 minutes ago, kbutton said: In some news article, I saw alerts saying that all of the roads in Western NC should be considered closed, and that no one should try getting out unless they have to seek higher ground. Yes. Around 11:15 yesterday the NC DOT said all roads in western NC should be considered closed. It looks really bad in the mountains of western NC and eastern TN. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted September 28 Share Posted September 28 Also in mountainous SC too and GA too. Praying for all involved.1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmrich Posted September 29 Share Posted September 29 So tragic. Western NC is basically closed off. Praying for all in those communities. I LOVE that area of the county and have a broken heart for all involved. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kassia Posted September 29 Share Posted September 29 24 minutes ago, lmrich said: So tragic. Western NC is basically closed off. Praying for all in those communities. I LOVE that area of the county and have a broken heart for all involved. My friend's dad lives there and she hasn't heard from him due to no power or cell coverage. So scary and sad. The missing person reports are really heartbreaking. 😞 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth86 Posted September 29 Author Share Posted September 29 I just saw a post asking for help in Black Mountain NC. It said there were 100 people trapped on a mountain. It’s says they will be out of food in a day or two and there is a lady giving birth. I pray there are no complications for her and the baby. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popmom Posted September 29 Share Posted September 29 I’m praying. It’s all so unbelievable. There is so much happening in such a large region… I’m having trouble keeping up. This is when I miss having cable news. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth86 Posted September 29 Author Share Posted September 29 8 hours ago, Elizabeth86 said: I just saw a post asking for help in Black Mountain NC. It said there were 100 people trapped on a mountain. It’s says they will be out of food in a day or two and there is a lady giving birth. I pray there are no complications for her and the baby. I saw on Facebook that they have been or are being rescued. No specific mention of the mom and baby though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted September 29 Share Posted September 29 21 hours ago, alisoncooks said: That whole area is suffering. Western NC is reporting some pretty severe damage. Chimney Rock Village appears to be mostly lost. It’s unreal. 😞 It really is awful. My son is up at APP. Classes are cancelled for the WEEK and many are saying that after the week, they may have to go remote for a while as the roads are a mess and they have so much damage. For this week, they aren't going remote because much of the area is without electricity, internet, or water. My son was without it for about 24 hours but it seems to be working again for him now. He lives in an apartment but it is right next to campus. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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