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Hurricane Florence Strikes North Carolina: 5 Killed, Hundreds Rescued, 750,000 Without Power

Hurricane Florence has knocked out power to more than 750,000 North Carolina homes and businesses.
Authorities have confirmed five deaths from the impacts of the storm.
Nearly 400 people have been rescued from flooding, and 100 others still need to be rescued.

Hurricane Florence's rainy siege on North Carolina persisted Saturday, leaving entire towns swamped, dozens still needing rescue and at least five dead.

Some 100 people were still awaiting rescue Saturday morning in New Bern, but nearly 400 had already been rescued, WXII-TV reporter Mallory Lane said in a tweet, citing a local official. New Bern, a city of about 30,000 residents, saw significant storm surge flooding after the Neuse River overflowed its banks and swept into the town.

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The storm's powerful winds claimed the lives of five people. Two died in Wilmington after a tree was blown into a home, local police announced Friday afternoon in a tweet. They said a woman and her infant child died at the scene, and the father was transported to a nearby hospital with injuries.

A third death was confirmed in Pender County when a woman suffered a fatal heart attack and first responders couldn't reach her because of storm debris in the roadway, county spokeswoman Tammy Proctor told local media.

Two deaths were confirmed in Kinston in Lenoir County, the Kinston Free Press reported. A 78-year-old man was electrocuted when trying to connect extension cords outside, Lenoir County Emergency Services Director Roger Dail said. A 77-year-old man's body was found by his family about 8 a.m. They thought his death was caused when he was blown down by the wind while he was checking on his on his hunting dogs, Dail said.

Additionally, a fatality was reported at West Brunswick High School in Shallotte, North Carolina. While the school is in use as a shelter, the cause of death and any possible relationship to the storm are unknown.

A teenager was seriously injured Friday when a tree limb fell on him and his father in Laurinburg, about 44 miles southwest of Fayetteville, WPDE reported. A Facebook post from the school the teen attends said he was in critical condition with a fractured skull and bleeding on his brain.

The National Weather Service issued a flash flood emergency about 7 p.m. Friday for Carteret, Jones, Craven, and Pamlico counties. NWS said almost 2 feet of rain had fallen across Carteret County, resulting in widespread flooding of homes, businesses, and roads. An NWS employee in Newport reported 23.50 inches of rain had fallen by 10 p.m.

A flash flood emergency also was declared about 6:30 p.m. for the Goldsboro and Princeton areas in Wayne County. Up to 10 inches of rain had fallen over Princeton, the NWS reported. It said numerous water rescues were taking place.

With feet of rain still expected to fall in the coming days, the disaster was only getting started for the Tar Heel State.

"Our predictions show that the Lumber and Cape Fear rivers will crest significantly higher than they did with Hurricane Matthew," said North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper.

At an emergency meeting Friday night the Fayetteville City Council learned mandatory evacuations are expected to be imposed Sunday in flood-prone areas of the city, the Fayetteville Observer reported. City Manager Doug Hewett said several thousand people may have to be evacuated as the Cape Fear River continues to rise. Cumberland County is also expected to order evacuations.