People drive over a drawbridge in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, as they evacuate the area on Tuesday in advance of Hurricane Florence. It is an extremely dangerous, life-threatening, historic hurricane,'' North Carolina governor Roy Cooper said. "I'm prayed up and as ready as I can get,'' Steven Hendrick said as he filled up gasoline cans near Conway, South Carolina. President Donald Trump declared states of emergency for North and South Carolina and Virginia, opening the way for federal aid. At 11pm Tuesday local time, the storm was centred 1,075km southeast of Cape Fear, North Carolina, moving at 28kph.

Source: Bangkok Post September 12, 2018 03:56 UTC