“Nobody has seen anything like this,” Carter said of his hometown of Elizabethton, Tenn. “They can’t even find the homes because the side of a mountain...
“Nobody has seen anything like this,” Carter said of his hometown of Elizabethton, Tenn. “They can’t even find the homes because the side of a mountain landslided out.”FILE - Texas Rangers' Evan Carter celebrates in the dugout during a game against the Chicago Cubs, March 31, 2024, in Arlington, Texas.
The home Carter has rented the last two winters near his hometown of Elizabethton, Tenn., was washed away in the flooding that followed Hurricane Helene’s track through Eastern Tennessee and Western North Carolina. Carter said his immediate family and that of his wife, Kaylen, only lost power and water service for a “couple of days,” but they were among the most fortunate in the area.
in Erwin; only five of them were rescued, according to the Associated Press. At least two were confirmed dead. In Unicoi County, where Unicoi is located,As of Friday afternoon, 11 people had been confirmed dead in Tennessee due to flooding and 27 were still missing.A bridge along Interstate 26 is destroyed in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, in Erwin, Tenn. “People lost everything,” Carter said Friday.
“People don’t need money right now, they need essentials,” he said. “They need diapers, baby food, water. They are stuck. They can’t go anywhere.” In addition to Carter, Rangers reliever David Robertson is also trying to aid families impacted by the flooding. Robertson is from Tuscaloosa, Ala., andThe Unofficial All-Rangers Minor League All-Stars: Spotlighting the best at each positionEvan has covered the Rangers since 1997. He has twice been named one of the top 10 beat writers in the country by the AP Sports Editors. His passions outside of covering baseball are his wife, Gina, his two step kids, two crazy dogs & barbecue.
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