The death toll from Hurricane Florence rose Monday to 32, and the misery in the Carolinas might be many days from cresting. The number of closed and impassable roads climbed to 1,500 in North Carolina, the U.S. Transportation Department said. Flooding from Hurricane Florence in Lumberton, N.C., on Monday. In a number of locations in eastern North Carolina, the ­sewer- and drinking-water systems have been damaged or overwhelmed. Other sites experiencing releases of wastewater include the eastern North Carolina communities of Princeton and Kenansville, Cheatham said.

Source: Washington Post September 17, 2018 23:23 UTC