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PublishedSeptember 19, 2018
Florence death toll climbs to 37; Trump visits stricken area
The risk of environmental damage mounts, as human and animal waste is washed into the swirling floodwaters.
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PublishedSeptember 17, 2018
Most Mainers in Carolinas ride out the storm with little disruption
But those living in the hard-hit area in and around Wilmington, North Carolina, report widespread flooding, power outages and washed out roads.
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2018
Mainers caught in Florence’s path are keeping an eye on rising waters
The tropical storm is bringing torrential rain to the Carolinas, which will see as much as 3½ feet of rain in some areas.
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2018
Florence’s deluge tests South Carolina infrastructure
The state's infrastructure failed under historic flooding in 2015.
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2018
Florence parks over Carolinas; rivers swell as second phase begins
The storm’s death toll climbs to 15 and about 740,000 homes and businesses remain without power.
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PublishedSeptember 14, 2018
Former Mainer in North Carolina says ‘things are getting crazy’
Geoff Dardia, an active duty member of the Army stationed at Fort Bragg, is thinking about evacuating his home near Fayetteville because of the threat of flooding from the Cape Fear River.
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PublishedSeptember 14, 2018
More deaths feared as massive Florence inundates the Carolinas
Rescue crews used boats to reach more than 360 people besieged by rising waters along a river, and more than 60 others had to be rescued as a cinderblock motel collapsed.
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PublishedSeptember 14, 2018
How hurricanes unleash lethal storm surges
The high water, pushed inland by the wind, comes in addition to normal tides. Florence's surge will likely be 7 to 11 feet above ground in places.
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