Hurricane Florence has hit the US coast leaving streets inundated with ocean water and tens of thousands of homes without power. Hurricane Florence has hit the US coast leaving streets inundated with ocean water and tens of thousands of homes without power. Authorities in the North Carolina city of New Bern said there were around 150 people waiting to be rescued from rising flood waters. The weather service later measured a storm surge 10ft deep in the city, which lies on the Neuse River near the Atlantic coast. @NC_Governor Cooper: Hurricane Florence is powerful, slow and relentless.

Source: Irish Independent September 14, 2018 12:00 UTC