Heavy rainfall from Tropical Storm Helene left 54 patients and staff members stranded on a hospital roof in Tennessee.

Staff members and patients have been on the roof since 12:27 p.m., according to Ballad Health. Seven people were secured in rescue boats, and four others were rescued by a helicopter, according to WCYB.

SWAT teams were also reportedly able to salvage some patient medications.

All roads leading to the hospital are flooded. The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency and the National Guard are leading a rescue operation to save the remaining people stranded.

Helene is projected to bring historic flooding to East Tennessee.

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Helene made landfall Thursday evening as a Category 4 hurricane in the Big Bend region of Florida, and it has spread to Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and Tennessee.

At least 36 people have been killed and millions are without power.