Hurricane Florence a giant, slow-moving storm, hits the Carolinas
Wilmington — Hurricane Florence, weakened but still dangerous, crashed into the Carolinas on Friday as a giant, slow-moving storm that stranded residents with floodwaters and swamped part of the town of New Bern at the beginning of what could be a days-long deluge. No storm-related deaths or serious injuries were reported in the hours immediately after Florence hit but authorities said more than 60 people, including many children and pets, had to be evacuated from a hotel in Jacksonville, North Carolina, after strong winds caused parts of the roof to collapse. The centre of the hurricane’s eye came ashore at about 11.15am GMT near Wrightsville Beach close to Wilmington, North Carolina, with sustained winds of 150km/h, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.
North Carolina governor Roy Cooper said Florence was set to cover almost all of the state in several centimetres of water. As of Friday morning, Atlantic Beach, a town on North Carolina’s Outer Banks barrier island chain,...
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