“Even though the heavy rains have ended, the flood hazard to life and property is real,” city officials said. Rain-swollen rivers won’t stop rising in North Carolina. Several of them teetered at record levels Tuesday as officials warned of relentless flooding and hazards in areas already swamped by historic rainfall produced by former Hurricane Florence. The storm […]

Hurricane Florence, which is nearing the US East Coast, could kill “a lot of people”, officials warn. Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) administrator Brock Long said storm surges may bring catastrophic flooding to inland areas. Though Florence has been downgraded to a category two storm with 105mph (165km/h) winds, Mr Long said it remained “very […]