Florence flooding spreads as storm heads northeast
The deadly storm was still dumping rain and had top winds around 30 mph (50 kph) early Monday, but forecasters said it was expected to gradually pick up forward speed and complete a big turn toward the Northeast, which also is in for a drenching of as much as 6 inches (15 centimeters) of rain.
Flooding worries were increasing in
The spreading disaster claimed additional lives Monday, with at least 18 people confirmed dead, and the nation's top emergency official said other states were in the path this week.
"Not only are you going to see more impact across
Residents there waited for hours outside stores and restaurants for water and other basic necessities. Police guarded the door of one store, and only 10 people were allowed inside at a time.
Desperate for gas to run a generator at home,
"It's all kind of a blur," said Monroe, the sky overhead sunny and bright after the rain finally stopped.
County commission chairman
To the north in
About 70 miles (115 kilometers) away from the coast, residents near the
In
The derailment led to at least one road closure. Officials have reported flooding caused by Tropical Storm Florence in
Florence was still massive, despite being downgraded to a tropical depression from a once-fearsome Category 4 hurricane. Radar showed parts of the sprawling storm over six states, with North and
Meanwhile, halfway around the world, Typhoon Mangkhut barreled into southern
In
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"Very Professional!" he declared in a tweet.
The storm's death toll climbed to 18 as authorities found the body of a 1-year-old boy who was swept away by floodwaters in
The problem was water, and lots of it, in
"I have everything I need for my whole family," said Merlos. Nearby, a Waffle House restaurant limited breakfast customers to one biscuit and one drink, all takeout, with the price of
"We decided to stay with mom and dad here. During Matthew the water never reached their house," she said. "But the water keeps coming up in their yard."
As rivers swelled, state regulators and environmental groups were monitoring the threat from gigantic hog and poultry farms located in low-lying, flood-prone areas.
The industrial-scale farms contain vast pits of animal feces and urine that can pose a significant pollution threat if they are breached or inundated by floodwaters. In past hurricanes, flooding at dozens of farms also left hundreds of thousands of dead hogs, chickens and other decomposing livestock bobbing in floodwaters.
Some stream gauges used to monitor river levels failed when they became submerged, but others showed water levels rising steadily, with forecasts calling for rivers to crest at or near record levels.
Authorities ordered the immediate evacuation of up to 7,500 people living within a mile (1.6 kilometers) of a stretch of the
Near the flooded-out town of
The rain was unrelenting in
"As you can tell, they're not listening to me," he said.
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