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Dead as Hurricane Florence Smashes into US East Coast

  • by Rita Mcdonald
  • in Research
  • — Sep 17, 2018
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Hurricane Florence delivered a slow-motion assault to the coast of North Carolina early Friday, with catastrophic storm surge and torrential rains that will continue for days.

As Florence drew near, President Donald Trump tweeted that FEMA and first responders are "supplied and ready", and he disputed the official conclusion that almost 3,000 people died in Puerto Rico, claiming the figure was a Democratic plot to make him look bad. But its slow march over the two states, crawling west at only 3 miles per hour (6 km per hour), is expected to leave large parts of the region deluged in the coming days, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said late Saturday.

In some areas of southeastern North Carolina officials had measured rainfall totals exceeding 16 inches (41 centimeters), warning that some areas could see totals up to 40 inches. The National Weather Service said the floods likely will last for weeks. As the system continues its way through our neighbor to the south, its dropping inches of rain upon the Piedmont Triad.

"Hurricane Florence is powerful, slow and relentless", he said. More than 26,000 hunkered down in shelters.

The Environmental Protection Agency has identified 41 Superfund sites in threatened parts of the Carolinas, Virginia and Maryland and Georgia, including polluted industrial sites, chemical plants, coastal shipyards and military bases.

An infant including atleast five people were killed in the USA state of state of North Carolina as hurricane Florence made landfall.

Florence is projected to migrate at barely more than a walking pace across northern SC, passing close to the city of Florence - truly - on Saturday.

Meanwhile the White House said President Trump will tour areas affected by Florence next week, once it is determined that his visit will not disrupt rescue and recovery operations.

At 2300 EDT (0300 GMT), the NHC said Florence had maximum sustained winds of 40 miles per hour (65 km), and was slowly drifting westward over SC.

Hurricane Florence Hits Near Wrightsville Beach
North Carolina alone is forecast to get 36 trillion litres, enough to cover the Tar Heel state to a depth of about 25 centimetres. The storm continues to very slowly move west and inland, and will continue to impact the region through the weekend.

The centre of Tropical Storm Florence has moved into SC, and both it and North Carolina continue to face powerful winds and catastrophic flooding.

Also of concern is the sprawling Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Virginia and Marine Corps bases at Camp Lejeune and Cherry Point in North Carolina and at Parris Island in SC.

"The worst is yet to come", he added.

4 deaths were confirmed by officials as American media reported another, and the storm has wreaked havoc in the Carolinas, lashing the USA states with torrential rain and causing rivers to burst their banks.

On Saturday, its streets were strewn with downed tree limbs and carpeted with leaves and other debris.

According to Duke Energy's website, there is no timetable for power restoration, noting that it "depends on storm impacts".

Storm surge was as high as 10 feet on the Neuse River, he said. Floyd, like Florence, hit Wilmington directly and dumped record amounts of rain. Many properties within the mumble are now now not willing to handle the extensive flood of water introduced in by a storm surge, she urged World News on Thursday.Here's what the predicted 4-metre storm surge appears cherish.

"They cleared out 75 percent of the patients", she said.

SC authorities said law enforcement officers were guarding against looting in evacuated areas, while Wilmington set a curfew on Saturday evening in response to looting in one area.

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