The hospital in Erwin, Tennessee was destroyed by floodwaters, but no one died. In hindsight, why was it built next to a river?

During Hurricane Helene, 70 people were rescued by helicopters from the roof of a Tennessee hospital. It's a cautionary tale for other hospitals, especially in the South.

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The fast-moving floodwaters had made earlier rescue attempts by ambulance and boat impossible. Trees, trailers, buildings, ...

"but we are gonna fly and rescue patients from the rooftop of Unicoi hospital." Earlier that day, Hurricane Helene roared ...

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RENO, Nev. (KOLO) -Washoe County updated its flood map for Lemmon Valley and the number of residential properties in the flood zone almost doubled. The county updated the map for the area ...