(CNN) — The families of the 11 Tennessee plastics plant workers swept away by Hurricane Helene’s deadly floodwaters are demanding answers from the company after its officials claimed no flood warnings or alerts were issued before the start of the workers’ shift, contradicting official weather reports.
Only five of the Impact Plastics plant employees in Erwin were rescued. Four people who worked at the plant are still missing, and two have been confirmed dead, The Associated Press reported. Communities are still plagued by a lack of food, water, power and communications after Helene’s robust wind force and powerful floods unleashed over 500 miles of deadly destruction from Florida to the Southern Appalachians last week.
Two state investigations are unfolding into the tragedy as employees, victims’ families and company owners offer differing accounts of the hour before floodwaters overtook the area.
Families of the victims are outraged because they say employees were made to work during extreme weather conditions, and …