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Death tolls often rise weeks after storm hits
The number of deaths due to storms could take weeks to determine. It’s common for death tolls in natural disasters to escalate weeks and months later because of deaths indirectly caused by a storm.
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Mangkhut weakens to tropical storm after plowing into China
Typhoon Mangkhut barreled into southern China on Sunday, killing two people after lashing the Philippines with strong winds and heavy rain that left at least 64 dead and dozens more feared buried in a landslide.
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Florence death toll at 17, including 3-month-old
The death toll attributed to Florence stands at 17, including 11 in North Carolina and six in South Carolina.
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Hurricane Florence’s presence is being felt in DC, but it’s subtle
The area has dodged a very large bullet, in the form of high winds and a catastrophic deluge. That could change when the storm steers northeast early this week.
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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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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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VIDEOS: Hurricane Florence — Stories from the front lines
Watch the effects of Tropical Storm Florence, as it batters the Carolinas.
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‘My biggest concern is rising water’: Coast Guard chief worries over slow-moving Florence
As Florence continues to move through the Carolinas, the head of the U.S. Coast Guard said the slow moving nature of the storm is exacerbating flooding worries.
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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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Prepared for storm damage? An insurance expert gives advice on responding to storms
The D.C. area may have been spared the brunt of Florence, but homeowners should still ensure they’re properly covered and familiar with how to respond to damage, an insurance expert advises.
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Florence death toll rises to 15 after pickup truck veers off road, strikes overpass support beam in South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Florence death toll rises to 15 after pickup truck veers off road, strikes overpass support beam in South Carolina.
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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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Florence heads for DC on anniversary of tropical tornado outbreak
The ghost of weakening Tropical Depression Florence is expected to bring showers and a chance of thunderstorms to the D.C. area on Monday, exactly 14 years after another tropical cyclone gave rise to the largest tornado outbreak on record for Virginia.
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Florence claims 14th victim as truck loses control on flooded road in South Carolina
GEORGETOWN, S.C. (AP) — Florence claims 14th victim as truck loses control on flooded road in South Carolina.
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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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