2 dead, many injured and trapped in Great Smoky Mountains National Park after severe storm

[Emily]

2 killed in Smokies, many injured in storm

East Tennessee roads blocked, power knocked out for thousands

By Lance Coleman, Hayes Hickman, Jamie Satterfield, Robert Wilson
Posted July 5, 2012 at 11:40 p.m., updated July 6, 2012 at 6:07 a.m.
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"We're calling all hands on deck," said Deputy Park Superintendent Kevin Fitzgerald, including staff as far away as North Carolina.

Fitzgerald estimated at least a dozen people suffered injuries in the park.

There are many trees down on both the Little River and Laurel Creek Roads. By midnight Thursday, one lane of each road has been cleared for emergency vehicles. The Cades Cove and Abrams Creek areas have also received significant tree fall, accoridng the park service....

 

[Emily]

Re: 2 dead, many injured and trapped in Great Smoky Mountains National Park after severe storm

Raw video from the rescue effort staging area in Townsend, Tenn

Chicago couple Alex Rudle and Jenna Malone describe their own involvement in efforts to rescue other visitors in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park