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Officials: Couple, 2 children die in multi-vehicle crash
The North Carolina State Highway Patrol says 47-year-olds Linda and Timothy Jowers, 10-year-old Brianna Jowers and 8-year-old Alexander Jowers died in the crash.
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Florence death toll climbs to 37; Trump visits stricken area
Hundreds of people waited in long lines for water and other essentials Tuesday in Wilmington, still mostly cut off by high water days after Hurricane Florence unleashed epic floods, and North Carolina’s governor pleaded with more than 10,000 evacuees around the state not to return home yet.
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The Latest: 2 die in rising flood waters that overtook a van
Here is the latest on Florence’s lingering impact.
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Flooding fears surge as rivers rise; Wilmington cut off
Catastrophic flooding from Florence spread across the Carolinas on Sunday, with roads to Wilmington cut off by the epic deluge and muddy river water swamping entire neighborhoods miles inland. Here’s the latest.
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WHAT’S HAPPENING: Rivers pose epic Florence flood risks
Rivers are rising and the next few days could bring the most destructive round of flooding in North Carolina history. Here’s a by-the-numbers look at what’s happening.
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Swollen NC rivers swamp dumps, raising water pollution fears
As rain from Florence continued to lash the Carolinas, the region’s swollen rivers were beginning to swamp coal ash dumps and low-lying hog farms Sunday, raising pollution concerns.
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Hurricane Florence cuts off road access to N. Carolina city
Damage from Hurricane Florence left a North Carolina city popular with tourists cut off Sunday from road access, leaving authorities planning how to get food and water there by air.
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North, South Carolina cope with wet misery left by Florence
Millions of people remained in the path of Florence as the powerful storm crawled inland Saturday. Here are snapshots of people struggling to cope with the remnants of the hurricane.
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Florence breaks tide, rainfall records as it sits over N. Carolina
More disaster looms for the Carolinas but Florence has already dropped 23.59 inches of rain in Wilmington, North Carolnia, breaking the record for the wettest single weather event in the city’s history.
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Md. helicopter rescue team heads to flood-ravaged N. Carolina
Maryland’s Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team, or HART, has been activated to help people stranded by floodwaters from Florence. Other rescue teams from local jurisdictions are also in the Carolinas to respond to those in need.
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Social media reveals damage from Florence’s record-breaking rainfall
Water rescues continued as the remnants of Florence stalled over North Carolina, dumping several feet of rain and shattering records — and more was on the way. See social media posts from journalists and first responders.
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These are the staggering numbers behind Florence’s wrath
At least 13 deaths, almost three feet of rain. Here are the startling numbers behind Florence’s wrath — so far.
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NC’s Outer Banks: ‘We were really blessed on this one’
Many residents who evacuated North Carolina’s Outer Banks ahead of Hurricane Florence made their way Saturday back onto the barrier islands, a popular tourist destination spared from the worst of the storm’s wrath.
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Florence pours on the rain amid fears of catastrophic floods
Florence practically parked itself over land all day long and poured on the rain. With rivers rising toward record levels, thousands of people were ordered to evacuate for fear the next few days could bring the most destructive round of flooding in North Carolina history. Here’s the latest.
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Florence’s dangerous ‘flooding is only going to get worse,’ officials warn
“We have never seen flash flooding like this in our state,” state North Carolina Transportation Secretary Jim Trogdon added at a press conference Saturday afternoon. Catastrophic flooding has already wreaked havoc on parts of eastern North Carolina, which sustained 2 feet of rain in some areas, and up to 40 inches in other hard-hit spots.
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