WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA: A woman and her baby were killed when a tree fell on their house and several more storm-related deaths were reported on Friday as Hurricane Florence slammed into the Carolinas, dousing the eastern United States with torrential rain. “The storm is wreaking havoc on our state.”More than 760,000 customers in North Carolina were without power and 21,000 people were being housed in 157 shelters across the state. Hurricane Florence made landfall as a Category 1 storm at 7:15 a.m. (1115 GMT) in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, after stalking the Carolina coast for days. AFPA tornado watch was issued for eastern North Carolina. Downed trees and power linesIn Wilmington, near where the eye of the hurricane touched down, trees and power lines were felled and many windows were broken.

Source: Manila Times September 15, 2018 06:00 UTC