Sep 21 Unending disaster: Florence floods prompt new evacuations By Meg Kinnard, Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press New evacuation orders Friday forced residents to flee to higher ground amid a sprawling disaster that's beginning to feel like it will never end. Continue reading
Sep 21 Dam breach at Duke plant in North Carolina, coal ash could spill By Michael Biesecker, Alan Suderman, Associated Press Florence's floodwaters breached a dam holding back a large reservoir at a Wilmington power plant Friday, and coal ash from an adjacent dump could be flowing into the nearby Cape Fear River. Continue reading
Sep 20 Watch 4:03 News Wrap: Heavy Florence flooding closes interstates as death toll rises In our news wrap Thursday, the death toll from Hurricane Florence rose to 41, as the long and slow recovery continues in the Carolinas. Also, today marked one year since Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico. It’s estimated that nearly 3,000… Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch 5:39 Contaminated Florence storm waters pose ‘dire’ threat, environmental group warns Duke Energy said Thursday that three inactive coal ash basins in Goldsboro, North Carolina, are underwater after Hurricane Florence. The electric utility said it's monitoring the site and only a small amount of ash has leaked. But the heavy flooding… Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch 7:19 When disaster strikes, Jose Andres brings hot food and hope Celebrity chef Jose Andres has been on the ground in the Carolinas this week, helping victims of Hurricane Florence. As a "food first responder," Andres was also in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria tore through the island a year ago. Continue watching
Sep 20 Floodwaters inundate lake at North Carolina power plant, raising alarm By Michael Biesecker, Alan Suderman, Associated Press Duke Energy activated a high-level emergency alert at a retired coal-fired power plant in North Carolina as floodwaters from the nearby Cape Fear River overtopped an earthen dike at the facility and inundated a large lake. Continue reading
Sep 19 Watch 2:46 Trump gets firsthand look at Hurricane Florence distress President Trump visited flood-ravaged North and South Carolina Wednesday to assess the response to Hurricane Florence and promise full federal support to an area that remains deluged. Officials are warning that the flooding may worsen still as rivers burst their… Continue watching
Sep 19 Frustration mounts as Carolina residents wait to go home By Claire Galofaro, Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press Exhaustion and frustration are building in the Carolinas as thousands of people wait to go home days after Hurricane Florence unleashed epic floods blamed for nearly three dozen deaths, including two women who drowned when a sheriff's van taking them… Continue reading
Sep 19 3.4 million chickens, 5,500 hogs dead in Florence flood By Associated Press The former hurricane swamped dozens of farm buildings where the animals were being raised for market. Continue reading
Sep 19 Florence death toll climbs to 37; Trump visits stricken area By Chuck Burton, Martha Waggoner, Associated Press The death toll rose to at least 37 in three states Tuesday, with 27 fatalities in North Carolina, as Florence's remnants went in two directions: Water flowed downstream toward the Carolina coast, and storms raced through the Northeast and in… Continue reading