Bertha Mendoza made a final call to her husband of 38 years as raging Hurricane Helene floodwaters trapped her and others at a Tennessee plastics plant.
In a call to her husband, Elias Mendoza, Bertha, 56, said she loved him, her son Guillermo Mendoza told NBC News.
Meanwhile, survivors lashed out at the company for failing to warn workers and making them go to work that day.
Fernando Ruiz, the son of Lidia Verdugo, one of the plant workers, confirmed to NBC News that his mother had died.
... It’s about more than just providing Spanish fliers or interpretation but having specific outreach efforts to the community.”At an afternoon news conference, Tennessee Gov.
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