Hurricane Florence
Hurricane Florence has caused significant damage in the Carolinas, leaving over 500,000 homes without power and displacing thousands. Embrace Relief is mobilizing to support recovery efforts as water levels remain critical.
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Hurricane Florence has been downgraded to a tropical depression but continues to cause rising water levels and damage.
Over 523,000 homes and businesses in North and South Carolina remain without power.
At least 18 deaths have been reported, with thousands displaced and mandatory evacuations in effect.
Embrace Relief is contributing to ongoing air and water rescue and recovery operations.
Hurricane Florence Impact and Damage
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Hurricane Florence, which hit the Carolinas last week and which is now officially downgraded to a tropical depression has already left a lot of damage in its wake. More than 1 million people were under mandatory evacuation orders as the storm crawled toward the East Coast, and days of record-breaking rain have pushed rivers over their banks, and water levels — still rising in some places — are unlikely to recede fully for days. The death toll from the storm has risen to at least 18, and some 523,000 homes and businesses are still without power in North and South Carolina as of Monday morning.
Ongoing Rescue and Recovery Efforts
The authorities and volunteers in North and South Carolina are carrying out rescues by air and water, curfews are in effect, and many thousands of people remain out of their homes. As the remnants of Florence are getting farther North, Embrace Relief wants to contribute to recovery efforts.