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.
Flooding worries were increasing in
The spreading disaster claimed additional lives Sunday, with at least 17 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
Authorities near
In
County commission chairman
"Our roads are flooded," he said. "There is no access to
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
President
"Very Professional!" he declared in a tweet.
The storm's death toll climbed to 17 as authorities said a 3-month-old child was killed when a tree fell on a mobile home 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
"I'm not going to waste my time. I already know," he said.
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 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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