NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — East Tennessee needs a lot of resources to recover. That includes basics like food and shelter. But, it also means other projects you maybe never thought about, including finding the vehicles that were picked up and swept away by the rushing waters. One Middle Tennessee county is stepping up to help with that important job.
The floods from Helene had the power to move entire towns; cars and trucks were no exception. Once the water receded, vehicles big and small were left scattered on the landscape.
From here in Middle Tennessee, Mike Curtis could hardly believe what he was seeing out of Washington County in East Tennessee.
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“It is devastating. I have seen a lot of damage in my time, And this is probably the worst I have ever seen,” said Curtis.
Curtis wanted to help out in any way he could. “I was a volunteer firefighter for 15 years, EMT for 8 years.”
And now he’s the manager of Geographic Information Systems for Rutherford County.