• Home
  • Contactez nous

  • Financer
  • Divertissement
  • Science
  • Sport
  • Monde
  • Médecine
  • France
  • Local

Mother and child among first victims of Hurricane Florence

  • by Amanda Heroux
  • in Science
  • — Sep 16, 2018
Share:

As forecasters warned the hurricane could lead to potentially catastrophic flooding.

They have made clear that this event is all about the water - which the storm has delivered in devastating quantity.

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) downgraded it to a tropical storm on Friday, but warned it would dump as much as 30 to 40 inches (76-102 cm) of rain on the south-eastern coast of North Carolina and part of north-eastern SC.

The American Humane Society is one of several organizations helping animals escape the storm.

South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster asked people to remain patient during a last-minute news conference before Hurricane Florence begins to impact the state.

"We're very familiar in Columbia with the flooding of 2015", McMaster said.

Relief will not come quickly. It came as rivers swelled, tides crested and the rain wouldn't stop.

Reilly sells real estate in the Charleston area has seen his share of storms over the past two decades, including Tropical Storm Gaston in 2004 and Hurricane Matthew in 2016. It was downgraded to a Category 1 hurricane before coming ashore near Wrightsville Beach close to Wilmington, North Carolina.

There is really nowhere for the water to go.

"Little rough, but we're all out", the station tweeted around 9 p.m. Thursday. "We all know that".

Resident Jay Manning said he and his wife watched with alarm as water filled the street. Five hundred National Guard troops had responded to calls by 11 a.m. Friday.

"I have no generator", said Petra Langston, a nurse. "Sixty mile-per-hour winds, shingles flying off their own homes, and they're here working for everyone else". Its designation then was "potential tropical cyclone six". As of Friday afternoon, the storm was moving across southeastern North Carolina at 3 miles per hour.

"There's nothing to steer it".

The No. 1 mission right now, Cooper said, is to save lives. "It's like a bubble with no wind, it just floats".

The Red Cross said it had to cancel many blood drives in the area due to Florence and is urging residents in non-impacted areas to give blood.

The coast has been battered, and the mountains appear to be next.

  • Jamel Debbouze et Kev Adams rejouent le clash Booba/Kaaris à l'aéroport

The North Carolina State Emergency Response Team released a statement Saturday night indicating a, 81-year-old man died in Wayne County after falling and hitting his head as he packed to evacuate on Friday. As of Friday morning, Atlantic Beach, a town on the state's Outer Banks barrier islands, already had received 30 inches (76 cm) of rain, the U.S. Geological Service said.

"You evacuate from water", Cline said.

"If you seek to prey upon the citizens of Brunswick County, we're going to do everything we can to lock you up", Ingram warned.

"Florence has slowed to a crawl as expected, and this will only exacerbate the flooding situation for the Carolinas from now through Sunday". Flash flooding is a threat in those states as well.

She wasn't as lucky when a property she owns in Florida was heavily damaged by Hurricane Irma a year ago. Floyd, like Florence, hit Wilmington directly and dumped record amounts of rain.

Video footage showed parking lots in the riverfront town of New Bern turn into shallow lakes of dirty gray water as heavy rain fell.

Rescue workers in North Carolina meanwhile were scrambling to save people stranded in their homes. Duke Energy said late Friday that it anticipates 1 million to 3 million outages in the Carolinas, and that full power restoration could take weeks.

The eyewall of Florence struck the coast before dawn.

Downtown New Bern, on the Neuse River also is flooded. "The power is going to go out".

By early afternoon, Florence's winds had weakened to 75 miles per hour, just barely a hurricane and well below the storm's terrifying Category 4 peak of 140 miles per hour earlier in the week. The few cars out on a main street in Wilmington had to swerve to avoid fallen trees, metal debris and power lines. He was blown down at 8 a.m.at his home on Middle Street. Family members found the man's body, according to Lenoir County Emergency Services.

Wareheim said so far the wind has only knocked down branches and limbs small enough to be carried.

"I about jumped out of my skin", he told The Associated Press in a telephone interview Friday morning.

"There's a great temptation to want to go back east and to view you property", he said.

"WPD can confirm the first two fatalities of Hurricane #Florence in Wilmington".

This article was written by Scott Wilson, Patricia Sullivan, Mark Berman and Joel Achenbach, reporters for The Washington Post.

Share:

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

  • Mother, infant among those killed when Hurricane Florence hit North Carolina
  • KP Boateng hails Maxi Allegri ahead of Sassuolo-Juventus clash
  • "Je suis venu pour gagner la Ligue des champions" — Dani Alves
  • YOU MAY ALSO LIKE...

    • Biggest supermoon of the year will happen this week 2/18/2019
    • Xiaomi présente sa trottinette M365 Pro — Mobilité urbaine 2/18/2019
    • Un Nintendo Direct annoncé, à suivre ce soir dès 23 heures 2/18/2019
    • Quatre jours pour y jouer gratuitement — Rainbow Six Siege 2/18/2019
    • Un jeu Super Mario Bros NES vendu 100150 $ 2/18/2019
    • Scheer urges senators to investigate SNC-Lavalin affair 2/18/2019
    • NASA heads back to the moon with intentions of staying back 2/18/2019
    • As renewables soar, BP sees China hitting brakes on energy growth 2/18/2019
    • ‘Super snow moon’ arrives this week, the biggest supermoon of the year 2/18/2019
    • Faire tourner Windows 10 sur un Raspberry Pi, c'est possible 2/18/2019

RELATED NEWS

Thibaut Pinot, Pierre Rolland et Rudy Molard sélectionnés
Sans surprise, le sélectionneur Cyrille Guimard s'est appuyé sur les hommes en forme du Tour d'Espagne pour compléter son équipe. Le parcours des Mondiaux dans les Alpes autrichiennes autour d'Innsbruck est propice aux grimpeurs.
9/16/2018

Bezos, patron d'Amazon, donne 2 milliards de dollars pour l'éducation - High tech
Le Bezos Day One Fund s'attaquera aussi de front au problème du mal-logement en finançant des organisations œuvrant pour les sans-abri.
9/16/2018

Wanda Barzee, Elizabeth Smart kidnapper, rejected by family
Barzee's family could also request a possible civil commitment to a mental-health facility, if that's warranted, he said. On Tuesday, the board decided that she had served her full sentence allowed under the law. "And yes, it was a big shock".
9/16/2018

Egypt court orders arrest of Mubarak’s sons
They said the arrests were ordered Saturday by judge Ahmed Aboul-Fetouh before he adjourned the hearings until October 20. The brothers were arrested at the time for a number of alleged crimes, and spent several spells in provisional detention.
9/16/2018

Ben Roethlisberger Headlines Steelers Injury Report for Week 2
Receiver Tyreke Hill caught two touchdowns and added another score via punt return. There remains no sight of Le'Veon Bell at Pittsburgh Steelers team facilities.
9/16/2018

Trump expected to announce more China tech tariffs within days
Beijing has issued a list of another $US60 billion of American products for retaliation if Trump's next tariff hike goes ahead. The US has said that the tariffs are needed to punish Beijing for its unfair trade practices and intellectual property theft.
9/16/2018

Canelo defeats Golovkin by majority decision after rematch in Las Vegas
Triple G was disappointed again, with two judges scoring the fight 115-113 in favour of Canelo and the third had it at 114-114. I can't complain about the decision but it's close enough to warrant a third fight.
9/16/2018

Browns' Gordon (hamstring) out vs. Saints
Gordon and DeValve both have injured hamstrings, while Kirksey, a team captain, is battling both a shoulder and an ankle issue. This afternoon we informed Josh Gordon and his representatives that we are going to release him on Monday.
9/16/2018

Petrol crosses Rs 89/L, costlier in Navi Mumbai
The price of petrol in Thane/Navi Mumbai shot up to Rs 89.15 per litre while the diesel rate escalated to Rs 78.21 per litre. The fuel prices, which made an upward movement on Friday, had touched fresh record levels in three of the four metro cities.
9/16/2018

Eliud Kipchoge sets new marathon world record in Berlin
Kipchoge started off with a sizzling pace and quickly shook off his biggest opponent, Wilson Kipsang , to make it a one-man race. The marathon had initially given his unofficial time as 2 hours, 1 minute and 40 seconds, then adjusted it by one second.
9/16/2018

Zimbabwe's government criticized over cholera outbreak
Informal housing areas without running water have mushroomed, and basic infrastructure has collapsed due to years of neglect. Outbreaks of cholera occur regularly in Zimbabwe because of dilapidated water and sanitation facilities.
9/16/2018

Through the legs: Coric's 'tweener' draws bows at Davis Cup
With his 37th Davis Cup victory, Cilic moved atop Croatia's all-time list, one ahead of Ivan Ljubicic . Since it was the first violation of the match, it was only a warning.
9/16/2018

Actualités Asset Management: La banque centrale turque marque son indépendance
Lors sa réunion de juillet, elle a laissé, contre toute attente, son taux de prise en pension à une semaine inchangé à 17,75%. Erdogan, elle avait décidé des hausses de ses taux en mai et juin, mais à des niveaux jugés insuffisants par les marchés.
9/16/2018

L’iPhone X abordable selon Apple — IPhone Xr
Parmi celles-ci, plusieurs modèles d'iPhone et une nouvelle génération de montres connectées Apple Watch . Comme d'habitude, la firme de Cupertino a présenté ses nouveaux iPhone à la toute fin de sa keynote .
9/16/2018

Loto du patrimoine: un gagnant remporte le jackpot de 13 M EUR
Les mises ont atteint 14 millions d'euros, soit environ 30% de plus qu'un tirage habituel. Un beau chèque d'1,5 millions d'euros lui a été remis par l'animateur Stéphane Bern .
9/16/2018

    • Top picks

      • Biggest supermoon of the year will happen this week2/18/2019
      • Xiaomi présente sa trottinette M365 Pro — Mobilité urbaine2/18/2019
      • Un Nintendo Direct annoncé, à suivre ce soir dès 23 heures2/18/2019
      • Quatre jours pour y jouer gratuitement — Rainbow Six Siege2/18/2019
    • Weekly News

      • Un jeu Super Mario Bros NES vendu 100150 $2/18/2019
      • Scheer urges senators to investigate SNC-Lavalin affair2/18/2019
      • NASA heads back to the moon with intentions of staying back2/18/2019
      • As renewables soar, BP sees China hitting brakes on energy growth2/18/2019
    • Latest News

      • Thousands of British students skip school to protest climate change2/18/2019
      • Ce site crée des visages qui n'existent pas grâce à l'intelligence artificielle2/18/2019
      • NASA finds a second huge impact crater beneath Greenland’s ice sheet2/14/2019
      • Pentagon watchdog to review SpaceX launch certification2/14/2019
    • Home
    • Contactez nous

    Mardi 19 Février 2019

    © 2019 . ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.