Nightmare of the Century: Hurricane Florence’s Catastrophic Consequences in Photos and Videos
The coastal city of North Carolina has been completely cut off from the rest of US because of devastating flooding brought by Hurricane Florence.
Catastrophic Hurricane Florence
Hurricane Florence has arrived in North Carolina, bringing heavy rains (a total of 40 inches of rain) and massive floods. Also, the storm has brought wind speeds of 90 mph;
Thousands of people hide in shelters. Millions of homes are warned about the life-threatening situation. At least 13 people died in the heavy flooding.
Photos
Every picture has its own heart-breaking story.
New Bern, N.C.
“Some of our beloved bears have wandered off. These statues, which New Bern is known for, are extremely heavy & bolted down at sponsoring businesses. This one ended up in the middle of S. Front St!” – reports @CityofNewBern.
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Rescue operations underway in New Bern, N.C.
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Hurricane Florence hits landfall with mammoth storm surge
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Fayetteville, NC
Rescuers searching flooded cars to make sure there aren’t people trapped in them.
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Robert Simmons in New Bern
“Meet Robert Simmons. Was stuck in his house since last night, when floodwaters began to rise in New Bern. A boat came and rescued him just now. He was sad to leave his father but left with his kitten hugging his neck. Cat’s name: Survivor, Simmons said.” – @_andrewcarter reports.
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Carolina coast
“It’s very eerie, the wind howling, the rain blowing sideways, debris flying.”
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Videos
Here are some of the footages people managed to take in this devastating hurricane.
Fayetteville, North Carolina area
Flooding and damage from around the Fayetteville, North Carolina area and east to I-40 today. Flood threat continues as torrential downpours continue to hammer the state. #ncwx #florence #flood pic.twitter.com/rW2JXSG7dq
— Aaron Jayjack (@aaronjayjack) September 16, 2018
New Hanover County neighborhood
Neighbors are using a jet ski and kayak to travel through this New Hanover County neighborhood! Wild! #Florence @wectnews @WBTV_News pic.twitter.com/k2u0iH4PIw
— Alex Giles WBTV (@AlexGilesNews) September 15, 2018
A half-naked man waving US flag became viral
Me: what are you doing? There is flying debris
Half naked man: I went viral a few years ago doing this.#FlorenceHurricane2018 #viral #americanflag pic.twitter.com/6ofFVQswH1— Partsinevelos (@KristinaParts) September 14, 2018
Lumberton, North Carolina
Drone footage captures severe flooding in Lumberton, North Carolina. State officials said Sunday that Florence's catastrophic encore could bring some of its worst destruction yet. https://t.co/9G7tciGTdy pic.twitter.com/3xUrLPLZ18
— CNN International (@cnni) September 16, 2018
Dozen dogs in Columbus County, N.C.
The @uscoastguard just rescued a couple trapped in a trailer and about a dozen dogs in Columbus County, N.C. The dogs were swimming and barely above water when we got there. We ended up with a boat full of beagles! Check out the full rescue here https://t.co/MWGR8YyIu2 @USATODAY pic.twitter.com/jW34ON470J
— Christal Hayes (@Journo_Christal) September 16, 2018
New Bern, North Carolina
"We are hearing from emergency responders that they are encountering folks and chest deep water," New Bern Police spokesperson Colleen Roberts says of rescue operations in Hurricane Florence https://t.co/1FzVlnlIbw pic.twitter.com/ODWGvpOugu
— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 14, 2018
New Bern, North Carolina
Video: Cajun Navy rescuing residents from rapidly rising tidal surge in New Bern, NC from #HurricaneFlorence @breakingweather @accuweather pic.twitter.com/DBprKV8O9b
— Reed Timmer (@ReedTimmerAccu) September 14, 2018
400,00 North Carolina people left without power
Nearly 400,000 people are without power in North Carolina as #HurricaneFlorence comes on shore https://t.co/vnrDaUVyql ? This video from Wilmington captured the moment a transformer blew pic.twitter.com/vXLwFeFmpQ
— WSB-TV (@wsbtv) September 14, 2018
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