“Trapped by Their Employer: The Harrowing Tale of 11 Tennessee Workers Caught in Hurricane Helene’s Deadly Flood”
Mendozaâs body was found two days after the flooding, on Sunday (September 29).
She was reportedly separated from her sister as the two tried to fight for their lives and stay afloat.
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Her family started a GoFundMe page titled âIn memory of Bertha Mendozaâ to help them after their loss.
âBertha Mendoza, 56 years of age, was a loving wife, mother, sister, daughter and grandmother. She was loved dearly by her family, community, her church family, and co-workers,â the page description reads.
âShe was caught in the devastation from the over flow in Nolichucky and separated from her sister while trying to stay afloat on the rushing current.
âThe family asks for prayers and any support you can contribute to her widowed husband for her funeral expenses. We stand with all those families impacted and we could never have imagined this type of loss affecting our loving Bertha. Thank you all.âÂ
Another employee, Rosa Maria Andrade Reynoso, is still missing, Knoxville News Sentinel reported. Her husband, Francesco Guerro, said that one of the last messages he received from Reynoso was that the water had gotten so high she didn’t know whether she would be able to get out, and she told him to take care of their children.
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At least 162 deaths in six Southeastern states have been attributed to Hurricane Helene.
People sent their prayers to those affected by the hurricane, which has caused over 100 deaths in the United States
