Tennessee woman survives after Helene sweeps away home, but loses husband

Tennessee resident Vicki Hunter speaks with NBC News' Marissa Parra on her experience narrowly escaping her home being swept away by Hurricane Helene flooding and the loss of her husband. 

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[Littlebit]

She lost her husband, her dog, her home, and she’s likely still in shock from all the trauma!

[kxmode]

"She is now homeless, planning her husband's funeral." 😭 I want to give her a hug! 😢

[stacyewhite]

Every single one of these stories is so tragic! May God wrap his arms of comfort around her.

[heatherlynn]

you can just feel the warmth in the face of that poor man. my goodness. my heart is breaking for her

[velvetbees]

Last week everything was fine for her. Now she is facing all this. It's so sad.

[leiag]

They probably never thought it would be that bad. This is the age of extremes

[montereycalifornia]

Come on @nbc Where is the GoFundMe For Her?

[tina]

Your life can literally change in an instant. So sad. I'm so sorry all this happened. ✝✝

[mpat]

Blessings for Vicki and her husbands soul.

[ViewerAnna]

Thank you for including details on the river, that it went from a normal height of 2 feet to flood height of 30 feet. That's the kind of details we need to hear to help us understand the scope of this catastrophe.
My heart breaks for this woman. And for all the others who've lost loved ones, homes, livelihoods, pets, livestock, farmland.

[joannsilva]

So heartbreaking! No words to express, sincere sympathies to this woman! 💔

[MF-tyzn]

Can't swim in flood waters. Too much debris.

[nikopapasito]

You never think it’s going to happen to “YOU”!!! 😢

[BackUpKarito]

My condolences to the victims 💔 It's so sad to watch the news. I'm from Peru and we have the phenomenon called 'El Niño ' which does pretty much the same damage to cities and towns here. It's heartbreaking when this happens because the material loss is the least thing to care about, so I can imagine what these families and the animals are going through. Praying for everyone there 🙏❤

[aliner]

Fak I hate this world…nobody should get through this!!! This whole thing is absurd!!!

[kellyw]

This is so sad - sending ❤ from Canada 🇨🇦 to all affected.

[PsiPhy]

The most amazing woman showing American's strength!

[rsellers]

Storms are getting worse, when they tell me to leave, I'm going to leave I'm not taking a chance that makes it hard for people to rescue me.

[SecurityOfficerKellyAnne]

There are 7+ stages of grief: shock, anger, denial, bargaining, depression, testing, acceptance

[cillamurfin]

Sad for homes, people and animals lost in Helene. All helpless