Mass Evacuations Ordered as Hurricane Florence Heads Toward Carolinas

Hurricane Florence is seen from the International Space Station as it churns in the Atlantic Ocean towards the east coast of the United States on Sept. 10, 2018. NASA/Handout via Reuters

Mass evacuations have been ordered in coastal areas of North and South Carolina, Virginia, and Maryland, as Hurricane Florence barrels toward the region on Tuesday, Sept. 11.

States of emergency have been declared in all four regions, with an evacuation order in place for around 245,000 residents in coastal Virginia from 8 a.m. local time.