HURRICANE FLORENCE
Floodwaters still rising across US storm-hit areas
Kinston, NC — Flooding from rain-swollen rivers is expected to worsen across the Carolinas in the next couple of days in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, which killed 36 people in three states, forecasters said. Twenty flood gauges show some level of flooding in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia, where some major waterways, well above their flood stages, are expected to rise throughout the weekend before they crest, the National Weather Service said. "People in flood-prone areas or near waterways need to remain alert as rivers crest and stay above their banks in coming days," North Carolina governor Roy Cooper said. Touring the area on Wednesday, President Donald Trump warned South Carolina that "water is coming your way". "Now it looks nice but it’s really the calm before the storm," he said. Florence dumped up to 91cm of rain on parts of North Carolina, and many areas remain cut off by floodwaters and inundated roads. The slow-moving storm made landfall on Friday as ...
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