Preparing For The Storm & Dealing With The Aftermath
Facebook has activated their safety check feature after Hurricane Florence made landfall in North Carolina. Safety check allows people in the affected area to let friends know they are safe. Facebook has also other features within safety check that “allow people to ask for and give help to one another during a crisis.” Hurricane Florence came ashore as a monster-sized category 1 storm, bringing flooding rains and destructive winds.
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WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – The historic courthouse in New Hanover County was damaged during Hurricane Florence. District Attorney Ben David was manning the fort during the storm with the facility dog Potter. You can see damage to the roof of the building that was built in 1892 at the corner of Third and Princess streets. Copyright 2018 WECT. All rights reserved.
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Deep-dive playlist on NPR One For Hispanic Heritage Month, NPR One is highlighting our editors’ favorite NPR stories from over the years about Hispanic culture, art and personalities. The hope is that these stories show there are many different ways to be Hispanic, Latino or Latinx. Every day listeners can check back for a new story told by and about Hispanic people. Podcast Playlist on Spotify Amplify was created by Spotify to amplify the voices…
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The entire state of South Carolina is set to get washed with rain, flooding homes that were flooded during the historic 1,000-year flood in 2015, state officials said on Friday. “We’re very familiar in Columbia with the flooding of 2015,” McMaster said. “That rain and that flooding equals danger.” The governor warned that power could be out for days in some places if first responders have to wait for flood waters to recede. “This hurricane…
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Hurricane Florence made landfall near Wrightsville Beach around 7:15 a.m. Friday as a Category 1 storm. At a glance: Hurricane Florence made landfall near Wrightsville Beach around 7:15 a.m. Friday as a Category 1 storm. More than 500,000 customers are without power in North Carolina. 200 people have been rescued in New Bern and 150 are still awaiting rescue. New Bern is seeing the worst storm surge from Florence as flood waters are being pushed…
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Some of New Bern’s famous bears are floating away the city says. The life-size fiberglass bears are “heavy and bolted down at sponsoring businesses,” the city said in a tweet on Friday. “Some of our beloved bears have wandered away,” the city said, sharing a photo of one of the decorated statues, sporting a colonial era coat, breeches, buckled shoes and powdered wig. Photo of a decorated bear statue in New Bern that the town…
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Hurricane Florence is so big that it can only be captured with a super wide-angle lens from space, one astronaut said. VIDEO: HURRICANE FLORENCE FROM SPACE Full coverage of Hurricane FlorenceAs he posted the awe-inspiring shots earlier in the week, Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency wrote that staring down “the gaping eye of a category 4 hurricane” is “chilling, even from space.” Gerst isn’t the only one sharing compelling images of the monster…
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Image Gallery 2 PHOTOS Rescue workers from Township No. 7 Fire Department and volunteers from the Civilian Crisis Response Team use a truck to move people rescued from their flooded homes during Hurricane Florence in James City. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) WILMINGTON, NC (FOX 46 WJZY/AP) – WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Hurricane Florence rolled ashore in North Carolina with howling 90 mph winds and terrifying storm surge early Friday, splintering buildings and trapping…
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HAMPSTEAD, NC (WECT) – The death toll in North Carolina from Hurricane Florence continues to rise after three people were killed Saturday afternoon. WITN is reporting the Duplin County Sheriff said two people were killed outside Kenansville and the third happened in Kornegay. The sheriff said all three victims were in cars that were swept away. One person died at a shelter in Brunswick County Thursday morning, according to a spokesperson for the county. Details surrounding the…
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Officials have confirmed at least six deaths in southeastern North Carolina due to Hurricane Florence. (Source: See it, Snap it, Send it) 1 dies at West Brunswick High School shelter 1 dies at West Brunswick High School shelter Updated: Friday, September 14 2018 6:06 PM EDT2018-09-14 22:06:45 GMT One person died at the West Brunswick High School shelter Thursday morning, according to a spokesperson for Brunswick County. (Source: See it, Snap it, Send it) One person…
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Officials have confirmed at least five deaths in southeatern North Carolina due to Hurricane Florence. (Source: WECT) HAMPSTEAD, NC (WECT) – Officials have confirmed at least five deaths in southeastern North Carolina due to Hurricane Florence. A mother and infant in North Carolina were killed when a tree fell on their home – the first two fatalities of Hurricane Florence. The Wilmington Police Department said Friday that the two were killed when a tree fell…
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Hurricane Florence’s impact is expected to be widespread, with destructive winds, life-threatening storm surge, dangerous surf, torrential rainfall, flooding and the potential for tornadoes. More >> Hurricane Florence’s impact is expected to be widespread, with destructive winds, life-threatening storm surge, dangerous surf, torrential rainfall, flooding and the potential for tornadoes. More >>
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In the face of ferocious winds that could pelt it with flying debris, French-American artist Niki de Saint Phalle’s “Firebird” — the 18-foot-tall uptown sculpture covered with about 7,000 pieces of mirrored glass — might as well be a sitting duck. And so on Thursday morning, the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art took steps to safeguard the rather fragile artwork from the possible effects of Hurricane Florence this weekend: It wrapped up the top portion…
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Cajun Navy arrives in SC ahead of Florence Members of the United Cajun Navy start arriving at a staging area in Gaston, SC on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018. This is one of four staging areas they are setting up to assist in rescues as Hurricane Florence hits the Carolinas.
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