Helene has moved inland and destroyed parts of Tennessee and North Carolina

Over 50 people who were left stranded on the roof of a Tennessee hospital due to flooding from Hurricane Helene have been rescued, police said.

After the Category 4 hurricane tore through several U.S. states on the night of Thursday, Sept. 26, many communities were left with severe flooding — including Unicoi County, Tenn. Patients and hospital staff at Unicoi County Hospital were forced to evacuate to the roof when the flooding began.