Flood victims get food and water; rain spreads to Northeast
Workers will begin handing out supplies to stranded residents in the city of 120,000 people beginning Tuesday morning, county officials say.
One road was opened into
"Thank you," a shirtless
The death toll from Florence rose to at least 32 in three states, with 25 fatalities in
The victims include a 1-year-old boy who was swept away after his mother drove into floodwaters and lost her grip on him while trying to get back to dry land in
The rain finally stopped and the sun peeked through, but
"There's too much going on," he told a news conference.
Utility crews from multiple states worked to restore power, and outages were down from a high of more than 900,000 to about 320,000 homes and businesses, nearly all in
Crews have conducted about 700 rescues in
Mayor
"At this time, things are moving as well as can be in the city," he said.
Compounding problems, downed power lines and broken trees crisscrossed many roads in
At the
"We will do whatever it takes to keep the American people safe," Trump said.
Preliminary statistics from the
Desperate for gas to run a generator at home,
"It's all kind of a blur," Monroe said.
At another gas station, a long line of vehicles followed a tanker truck that pulled in with 8,800 gallons (33,000 liters) of fuel.
Downgraded from a tropical depression, the deadly storm still had abundant rain and top winds around 25 mph (40 kph). Forecasters said states in the Northeast are in for as much as 4 inches (10 centimeters) of rain, before the system moves offshore again.
Emergency officials had difficulty keeping up with the scope of the spreading disaster.
In
"We've been going so hard and fast we don't have a number yet," he said.
Waggoner reported from
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