Charleston (United States) - More than a million people were under evacuation orders in the eastern United States yesterday, where powerful Hurricane Florence threatened catastrophic damage to a region popular with vacationers and home to crucial government institutions. "Hurricane Florence has the potential to cause catastrophic flooding, especially in our coastal areas," Virginia Governor Ralph Northam said, activating the National Guard. Hurricane Florence has the potential to bring disastrous flooding to areas of the eastern United States already soaked by heavy rain. At this height of the Atlantic hurricane season, Florence was being trailed on east-to-west paths by two other storms, Helene and Isaac. The storm was about 880 miles east of the Lesser Antilles -- a region still recovering from last year's powerful Hurricane Maria.

Source: Philippine Star September 11, 2018 15:56 UTC