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  • Patients and staff were stranded at a flooded Tennessee hospital

    Patients and staff were stranded at a flooded Tennessee hospital

    More than 50 people were stranded Friday at an eastern Tennessee hospital due to fast-rising water and high winds, after several attempts to airlift them failed during a dangerous rescue operation, Ballad Health officials said. The high winds and water levels prevented helicopter crews from airlifting patients and staff from Unicoi County Hospital in Erwin,…