Watch a Tennessee bridge collapse into the Nolichucky River on Saturday, when the river surged with floodwater attributable to remnants of Hurricane Helene.
After Helene made landfall within the Massive Bend of Florida Thursday night time, the Class 4 hurricane drenched components of the Southeast with torrential rains and harmful floodwaters.
New video reveals one of many affected areas was East Tennessee, the place the Nolichucky River rose and produced a strong present that picked up bushes and different particles downstream.
The ability of this present was evident when Kisner Bridge on Freeway 107 within the city of Afton collapsed into the Nolichucky, which had risen excessive sufficient to succeed in the bridge.
“Get Out Of The Method!” mentioned Landon Duckett, who filmed the video, to a person standing near the river as the center of the bridge collapsed.
Not lengthy after, the remainder of the bridge crumbled into the river, leaving solely the sections of the freeway constructed on land.
The Nolichucky River crested late Saturday morning, when it was seen overtopping the Nolichucky Dam south of Afton.
