Hundreds of Hurricane Irma evacuees have arrived in the Mid-State. We found 35 of them staying at the Al Mahdi Islamic Center.
Mohammed Mohammed said eight families with young children arrived in Nashville safe.
"Hearing people have been dead because of it. People have been drowning. It's kind of scary," Mohammed said.
Raghed Aljazaeri said she has never driven on the interstate. After seeing what happened with Hurricane Harvey, she felt she needed to evacuate herself and her four children.
"It was terrible for me when I drive 16 hours and between the trucks. Two times, I thought I was going under the truck but God helped us," Aljazaeri said.
All of the children spent Saturday night sleeping on the floor of the mosque that's located off Nolensville Pike.
"We put blankets on the floor, and we sleep here. It's better than staying back in Jacksonville and sleeping there and drowning," Rizgar Rashid said.
Rashid, age 11, said he was terrified by the images he saw on TV.
"Hurricane Irma will attack you and you will die," Rashid said.
The displaced families were grateful that the State of Tennessee welcomed them with open arms.
"We came here, they opened the doors to us, they gave us food, water, shelter, they gave us everything we need, and they come every single day asking if you need anything," Rashid said.
We learned some of the evacuees will need medical attention including a baby that's a couple weeks old.
On Sunday, the families washed their clothes in the sink and were drying them outside on the rail.
We notified the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency that the families may need medical assistance before they return home.
The Red Cross said they will check on them this week.
