FLORENCE’S FURY: Hurricane Death Toll Rises to 23 as Flooding Strikes Carolinas
Hurricane Florence’s official death toll rose to 23 people Monday, with local authorities warning residents to avoid areas prone to flooding as torrential rains and swollen rivers continue to threaten the Carolinas.
According to NPR, “People in North Carolina and South Carolina are coping with flooding, closed roads and power outages as they assess damage from Hurricane Florence. The storm is blamed for at least 23 deaths, and life-threatening floods are expected to continue all this week, the National Weather Service says.”
New York Task Force 1 (NY-TF1) is patrolling the town Pollocksville, NC, to conduct evacuations and welfare checks. #Hurricane Florence pic.twitter.com/XvqHocpaYj
— NYC Emergency Management (@nycemergencymgt) September 17, 2018
North Carolina authorities “confirmed the deaths” of 17 residents due to the storm, said Governor Roy Cooper, adding “”the danger is still immediate” for many towns on the coast and further inland.
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