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Police arrest 5 in North Carolina as looters begin to capitalize on Florence chaos...
Police arrest 5 in North Carolina as looters begin to capitalize on Florence chaos
15 Sept.`18 - Police in North Carolina arrested five people Saturday night as looters began to break into stores while Tropical Storm Florence brought chaos to the region. Wilmington Police confirmed the arrests on Twitter but did not immediately release the identities of the five individuals.
NEWS ALERT - Moments ago officers arrested five individuals who broke in and looted the Dollar General at 5th & Dawson Streets. Charges are pending and those details will be released as they become available.
— Wilmington Police (@WilmingtonPD) September 15, 2018 “Charges are pending and those details will be released as they become available,” police said.
Authorities said about 1:30 p.m. they became aware of looting taking place at the Dollar General on 5th and Dawson Streets but were initially asked by management “not to intervene at this time.”
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: @WilmingtonPD has alerted for some looting happening in #Wilmington including at this Family Dollar Store at 13th & Greenfield Sts. We just passed by and shot some video pic.twitter.com/N9CtN7RVtv
— Marta Dhanis (@MartaDhanis) September 15, 2018 They later said on Twitter that they were working to identify the thieves and would "will charge them to the fullest extent of the law.”
In response to looting reports, the city of Wilmington extended its curfew for the affected area. A tweet spelled out the particulars:
In response to looting in the area, an extended curfew is now in place for the block between 13th, 14th, Greenfield and Martin Streets. This curfew went into effect at 5 pm and will remain in effect until 6 am. The citywide curfew will run from 10 pm until 6 am.
— Wilmington NC (@CityofWilm) September 15, 2018 "In response to looting in the area, an extended curfew is now in place for the block between 13th, 14th, Greenfield and Martin Streets. This curfew went into effect at 5 pm and will remain in effect until 6 am. The citywide curfew will run from 10 pm until 6 am."
The National Hurricane Center said on Saturday afternoon that “catastrophic flooding” is expected in certain parts of the Carolinas as Florence remained stationary over the region. At least 11 deaths have been linked to Flo so far.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/09/15...nce-chaos.html
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Florence death toll rises to 14 in Carolinas...
Florence death toll rises to 14 in Carolinas
Sept. 15, 2018 - One day after Hurricane Florence slammed into North Carolina, at least 14 people have died, nearly 1 million are without power and hundreds have been rescued from rising waters.
In North Carolina on Friday, five people were reported killed, including a mother and baby in Wilmington after a tree fell on a house, killing the pair around 9:30 a.m. The father, who was was pulled from the home, was transported to a local hospital with injuries, police said. Another of the deaths occurred in Lenoir County, when a 78-year-old man was plugging in a generator, according to WNCN-TV, trying to connect two extension cords outside in the rain. A fourth death was a 77-year-old Kinston man, who family members said died at 8 a.m. Friday when he was "blown down by the wind" while tending dogs.
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INTF-1, (Indiana Task Force), Indiana Urban Search and Rescue team stop at a local gas station to fill up during tropical storm Florence September 15, 2018 in Wilmington, North Carolina.
In Pender County, a woman called for help, but died of a heart attack because emergency crews couldn't reach her due to trees that had fallen in the road. On Saturday afternoon, two unidentified people were reported dead in North Carolina's Duplin County that were "due to flash flooding and swift water on roadways, according to the county's emergency management. An 81-year-old man died after hitting his head while trying to evacuate in Wayne County and a husband and wife died in a storm-related house fire in Cumberland County.
Cars sit abandoned on a street during Tropical Storm Florence on Saturday in Wilmington, N.C.
On Saturday, the first fatality in South Carolina was reported: a 61-year-old woman who was killed when her car hit a tree that fell in Union County on Friday night, WYFF-TV reported. Three died in Duplin County "due to flash flooding and swift water on roadways," the sheriff's office announced. The Horry County Coroner's Office confirmed two people died from carbon monoxide poisoning from a generator. As a tropical storm, Florence is moving at 2 mph -- about as fast as someone could walk, the National Hurricane Center said in an update Saturday. The storm has moved about 100 miles since making landfall -- about 4 mph on average -- as a Category 1 hurricane. The storm, with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph, creeped from North Carolina to South Carolina.
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Massive tree limbs extend from the corner of the house where a tree fell and trapped a family, killing the mother and 8-month-old baby during Hurricane Florence, now Tropical Storm Florence, on Saturdsay in Wilmington, N.C.
On Saturday morning, President Donald Trump approved a disaster declaration for eight North Carolina counties. Federal funding can include grants for temporary housing and home repairs, low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses as well as other aid both for homeowners and business owners. "We in North Carolina have been through tough storms and this one is sure testing us," North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said at a news conference late Saturday morning. "But now is the time for us to persevere. I have never known North Carolinians to quit in the face of a challenge and we're not about to start."
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Now why in the world didn't those two young men go and help that man?!! He was clearly getting ready to blow away.....
I was watching the weather coverage on Friday a.m. and several major news channels had sent some of their prime time hosts down to do live sessions during the weather's peak. The hosts were out in the storm as it was pouring down raining with high winds actually trying to do telephone interviews with guests on issues not related to the weather but on the political du jour. All the while, another host sat in a dry studio and could have done the interviews sans the challenges of having to yell over the weather. It was one of the more ridiculous things I've seen. Stupid stupid stupid.
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Trish, it was an acting job. The reporter was faking it.
The rest is for effect.
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Hurricane Florence death toll rises to 32 as flooding continues... Florence death toll rises to 32 as flooding continues 18 September 2018 - As flooding continues to inundate North Carolina, the death toll from Florence has risen to at least 32, with 25 deaths confirmed in North Carolina.The state's governor, Roy Cooper, said on Monday that the "epic storm" was still an immediate danger as rivers reach major flood levels. The coastal city of Wilmington became an island amid heavy floods following the storm. Officials have warned evacuated residents to stay away. At a news conference on Monday, Gov Cooper said "catastrophic flooding and tornados are still claiming lives and property" across the state. "For many parts of North Carolina the danger is still immediate," he said. "Some areas have not seen the worst flooding yet. This is a monumental disaster for our state."An initial estimate from Moody's Analytics puts the cost of Florence between $17bn (£13bn) and $22bn, making the storm one of the 10 costliest hurricanes in US history, according to NPR. Most of the monetary damage is due to property loss, and the company said these figures could rise as inland flooding continues. In Wilmington, with its population of about 120,000, some 400 people have had to be rescued from flood waters, and most of the city remains without power. The governor said that 23 truckloads of supplies were able to make it into Wilmington this morning, though officials are uncertain whether the single road into the city will remain functional as rivers continue to flood.The National Weather Service has warned of at least two further days of possible flash flooding in the area before conditions are forecast to improve. "Do not come here," New Hanover County Commission Chair man Woody White said. "We want you home, but you can't come yet." A city-wide curfew has been extended after five people were arrested on suspicion of looting from a store on Saturday. The area is usually best known as a filming location for US dramas One Tree Hill and Dawson's Creek, and as the childhood home of US basketball legend Michael Jordan.What's the latest on the storm? Florence has now weakened to a tropical depression with winds of 30mph (45km/h), according to the National Hurricane Centre. Some parts of the Carolinas have seen up to 40in (100cm) of rain since Thursday. On Monday, the National Weather Service announced that the Cape Fear River near Fayetteville, North Carolina, is expected to reach the major flood stage - levels over 60ft (18m) - by this evening. There were several tornado warnings across North Carolina on Monday morning. One twister touched down in Elm City, causing some damage to buildings and power lines, according to local media reports. In Richmond, Virginia, one person died in a tornado on Monday afternoon as Florence began making its way north. Officials in North Carolina say some 900 people have been rescued from floodwaters by the US Coast Guard and volunteers, and about 14,000 people are still in emergency shelters. US President Donald Trump - who may visit North Carolina in the coming days - has declared a disaster in several North Carolina counties, freeing up federal funding for recovery efforts. Gov Cooper said he has been in touch with Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, who visited North Carolina on Monday. "We know that we're going to need significant federal resources, and they have promised them across the board," Gov Cooper said on Monday of Fema and DHS. Power companies are working to restore power to the nearly half a million homes and businesses in both states that are still without electricity. The storm has begun to move into Virginia and West Virginia, and is expected to turn toward New England on Tuesday. What do we know of the victims?
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