Full wrath of Hurricane Florence is felt as 80mph winds sweep
across North Carolina sparking a 'biblical' storm surge of up to
ELEVEN FEET and leaving 475,000 people without power
- Florence made landfall near Wrightsville
Beach, North Carolina, at 7.15am - winds are now up to 80mph
- More than 60 people were rescued from a
collapsing hotel in Jacksonville, North Carolina, early on
Friday
- Rescue teams are working to free those
trapped in New Bern after the nearby Neuse River burst its
banks
- The Neuse River near the city is
recording more than 10 feet of inundation, the National
Hurricane Center said
- In Jacksonville, more than 60 people
have been rescued from a hotel as the building's structural
integrity was threatened
- Even before Florence hit land,
life-threatening storm surge was reported along the coast of
the Carolinas
- Once a Category 4 hurricane with winds
of 140 mph, Florence was downgraded to a Category 1 on
Thursday
Published: 22:18 EDT,
13 September 2018 | Updated: 11:34 EDT,
14 September 2018
The eye of Hurricane Florence
smashed into North Carolina on Friday morning with three inches
of rain falling every hour and 80mph winds sparking an 11-foot
storm surge.
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