Washington sources reported that at least 15 people have been killed in North Carolina and South Carolina in the United States a result of Hurricane Florence which is downgraded to a tropical storm. Meanwhile the weakened Florence is still battering the region with heavy rain on Sunday, causing "catastrophic" flooding and leaving more than one million homes without power.
Accordingly more than 900 people have been rescued from the rising floodwaters by local authorities, volunteers and the US Coast Guard since Friday morning. According to the National Hurricane Center the storm surge of up to 13 feet (3.9 m) will be "life threatening" and rainfall of up to 40 inches (101.6 cm) will mean "catastrophic" flooding.
Reports added there are 5.25 million residents in
areas under hurricane warnings or watches, and 4.9 million in places under
tropical storm warnings or watches. Many are suffering because of hurricane and
are unable to manage the situation. Their homes and livelihood are affected because
of this hurricane in a bad manner.