South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster told up to one million residents of the state's eastern coast to leave their homes ahead of the storm's possible arrival on Thursday. "We do not want to risk one South Carolina life in this hurricane," the governor told a press conference. "To the incredible citizens of North Carolina, South Carolina and the entire East Coast - the storm looks very bad!" Two more hurricanesNorth Carolina Governor Roy Cooper's office said Florence is already being felt along the state's coast, with large sea swells resulting in life-threatening rip currents and surf. At this height of the Atlantic hurricane season, Florence was being trailed on east-to-west paths by two other hurricanes, Helene and Isaac.

Source: The Nation Bangkok September 10, 2018 21:56 UTC