Florence claims 15th victim as official warns of ‘historic and unprecedented’ flooding in Carolinas
He is the fifth person killed by the storm in
An official in
"It's bad right now and we do expect it to get worse in the coming days,"
Sprayberry, who warned that the flooding is "historic and unprecedented," said the agency has 1,000 rescue personnel and 200 boats at their disposal. They also have 36 helicopters that are in the air or otherwise available.
"We're going to get hammered,"
"Flood waters are still raging across parts of our state, and the risk to life is rising with the angry waters," Cooper said, according to
About 740,000 homes and businesses remained without power in the Carolinas, and some of them could remain so for weeks.
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"We'll get through this. It'll be ugly, but we'll get through it,"
About 13,500 military personnel are helping with relief efforts, according to the
"I have everything I need for my whole family," said Merlos.
Five people were arrested for looting after breaking into a Dollar store in
"It's important to take a strong stand against looting,"
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