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Estimated 1 million people ordered to evacuate South Carolina coast
HOLDEN BEACH, N.C. (Reuters) - South Carolina on Monday ordered an estimated 1 million people to evacuate its coast as the state and neighboring North Carolina brace for a hit from Hurricane Florence, the most powerful storm to take aim at the U.S. mainland this year.
The storm had winds of 130 miles per hour (209 kph) and was due to gain strength before making landfall, which the U.S. National Hurricane Center said was likely to occur early Thursday in the Carolinas, bringing heavy rain that could cause severe flooding through the region.
“We do not want to risk one South Carolina life in this hurricane,” Governor Henry McMaster said at a news conference.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-storm-florence/as-florence-bears-down-on-u-s-coast-one-million-told-to-flee-idUSKCN1LP096
The storm had winds of 130 miles per hour (209 kph) and was due to gain strength before making landfall, which the U.S. National Hurricane Center said was likely to occur early Thursday in the Carolinas, bringing heavy rain that could cause severe flooding through the region.
“We do not want to risk one South Carolina life in this hurricane,” Governor Henry McMaster said at a news conference.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-storm-florence/as-florence-bears-down-on-u-s-coast-one-million-told-to-flee-idUSKCN1LP096
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