Wilmington is surrounded by water and it's electricity is out. That is very dangerous. Sanitation becomes difficult for people and potable water will be in demand to bring high prices. These are not peaceful conditions. If people become desperate they will seek to solve their problems. The idea of boat flotillas should be entertained to bring back food and water and water filters if this isn't resolving. The waters have to recede. Electricity could be out for several weeks.
In western North Carolina, there were mudslides. I have never heard of such things in North Carolina before. A state can't address these problems alone. These are enormous, but, remember if the USA had addressed the climate crisis as it should have, it would not be happening year after year. The country can no longer postpone a movement to address it's greenhouse gas emissions. The price of ignoring it is too high.
September 17, 2018
By John Bacon and Jorge L. Ortez
Storm-weary residents of North Carolina (click here) struggled Monday to loosen the grip of Florence, the lingering killer that has closed more than 100 roads, cut off power to almost 500,000 homes and businesses and essentially cut off the city of Wilmington from the world.
At least 32 people in the Carolinas have died in the storm's wreckage, including a 1-year-old boy ripped from his mother's arms by the raging waters of a flooded creek. Two dozen of the deaths were in North Carolina, according to state officials and emergency workers.
"This is an epic storm that is still continuing," Gov. Roy Cooper said. "The rivers are still rising. This is a monumental disaster for North Carolina."
Wilmington, a coastal city of 120,000, has been deluged by 2 feet of rain since Thursday, according to the National Weather Service. Most traffic lights were out and homes dark. Flooding could get worse – the Cape Fear River was forecast to crest Tuesday....
