Florence deaths

[struggle4progress]

Jeffrey Collins and Johnathan Drew
Associated Press

... At least four people have died ...

As 400-mile-wide Florence pounded away at the coast with torrential downpours and surging seas, rescue crews used boats to reach more than 360 people besieged by rising waters in New Bern ... Dozens more were rescued from a collapsed motel.

... The storm knocked out power to more than 910,000 homes and businesses ...

A mother and baby were killed when a tree fell on a house ... Also, a 77-year-old man was apparently knocked down by the wind and died after going out to check on his hunting dogs, Lenoir County authorities said, and the governor's office said a man was electrocuted while trying to connect extension cords in the rain ...

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-hurricane-florence-storm-surge-20180914-story.html

[ProudLib72]

1. This is just the beginning.

There will be many more bodies discovered in the aftermath. Plus, who knows how many more storms there will be. This is the busiest month for hurricanes.