A Georgetown County spokesperson says flooding is reportedly expected to begin Tuesday near parts of the Pee Dee and Waccamaw rivers. 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. Video showed firefighters blasting the dead fish off the highway with a fire hose in Pender County in eastern North Carolina. “Florence continues to bring misery to North Carolina,” North Carolina Gov. 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: thestar September 24, 2018 03:33 UTC