The death toll due to Hurricane Florence has risen to 18 according to the weather channel, with 12 deaths recorded in North Carolina and six in South Carolina.
Among those killed was a 3-month-old child, who suffered fatal injuries after a tree fell onto its family home, according to North Carolina Gaston County Commissioner Tracy Philbeck.
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper commented on the fatalities, saying: “Our hearts go out to the families of those who died in this storm”.
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President Donald Trump added: “Deepest sympathies and warmth go out to the families and friends of the victims. May God be with them.”
A 68-year-old man was killed in Lenoir County on Friday after being electrocuted while attempting to connect extension cords in the rain.
A married couple also died in a house fire connected with the…
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