Carolina communities race to beat dangerous flooding from Florence


  • World
  • Saturday, 22 Sep 2018

Flooding, in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, is seen in and around Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S., September 19, 2018 in this picture obtained from social media on September 21, 2018. ALAN CRADICK, CAPE FEAR RIVER WATCH/via REUTERS

RALEIGH, N.C., CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - Communities in North and South Carolina along waterways to the Atlantic coast faced rising floods on Saturday more than a week after the arrival of Hurricane Florence, which has killed at least 40 people.

Officials in towns and cities in both states were filling sandbags and finalising evacuation plans, eyeing some rivers that are swollen by heavy rainfall but not expected to crest until Sunday.

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