Florence is pushing towards a landfall and beginning to lash the central seaboard with damaging winds and storm surge Hurricane Florence tracker: where is the storm heading?What we know so far about Hurricane Florence 2.43am BST The number of people affected by power outages in North Carolina has increased to more than 102,000, according to Emergency Management North Carolina.The areas most affected are Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, Onslow and Pamlico. 2.29am BST The governor of North Carolina, Roy Cooper, has urged people to share a list of shelters that are open across the state. There are more than 130 shelters currently operating in North Carolina, most of which have been set up in schools. That list can be seen here.RETWEET THIS: Shelters are continuing to open across North Carolina. An updated list of shelters can be found here: https://t.co/QbQMXXCFYh pic.twitter.com/du2sVnpjp3 Continue reading…
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