BLADENBORO, N.C. — Thousands of coastal residents remained on edge Sunday, told they may need to leave their homes because rivers are still rising more than a week after Hurricane Florence slammed into the Carolinas. In North Carolina, five river gauges were still at major flood stage and five others were at moderate flood stage, according to National Weather Service. “Hurricane Florence has deeply wounded our state, wounds that will not fade soon as the flood waters finally recede,” Gov. North Carolina Emergency Management Director Michael Sprayberry said that eastern counties continue to see major flooding, including areas along the Black, Lumber, Neuse and Cape Fear rivers. Elsewhere in North Carolina, state environmental officials also said they’re closely monitoring two sites where Florence’s floodwaters have inundated coal ash sites .

Source: National Post September 23, 2018 13:21 UTC