At a Tennessee Plastics Plant, Sorrow and Uncertainty in Helene’s Wake
More than a week after workers fled flooding outside their factory, much remains unclear, including how many died.
Tennessee factory employees swept away by Helene were not allowed to leave work, families say
Tell my kids that I love them very much and I won’t be able to answer your calls anymore because the phone will get wet,’” ...
Family of Impact Plastics employee remember final phone conversations
Guillermo Mendoza can still remember the last phone call he received from his mother, Bertha, in the morning hours of Sept. 27. Mendoza said his mother told him she ...
Mexican immigrant families plagued by grief, questions after plant workers swept away by Helene
Hurricane Helene left a devastating mark on the small Latino community that makes up a disproportionate number of workers at ...
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First Baptist Erwin, Tenn., among those hard-hit by Helene
The congregation also had to grieve one of its own killed in the flash flooding that devastated portions six states.
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The Drowning of This Beloved Cake Baker Should Shame Trump
He was also told that the other victims included 56-year-old Bertha Mendoza, whose baking made her the go-to person for special occasions in the town. “She made a lot of cakes,” Cordero ...
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Death of Tennessee plastics plant employee leaves a close-knit family in grief
September had been a month of celebrating Bertha Mendoza’s birthday, as well as her son's and grandson's. It's now also the month she died. Mendoza, 56, was one of the employees of Impact ...
Tennessee is investigating a plastics factory after Helene swept away its workers. Here’s what we know
The families of the 11 Tennessee plastics plant workers swept away by Hurricane Helene’s deadly floodwaters are demanding ...
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Grief and anger mix as Tennessee plastic plant survivors say permission to leave came too late
Bertha Mendoza made a final call to her husband of 38 years as raging Hurricane Helene floodwaters trapped her and others at a Tennessee plastics plant. Workers have said they were allowed to ...