Nearly 300,000 Power Outages and 150 Stranded as Hurricane Florence Pounds North Carolina

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
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Hurricane Florence pounded the North Carolina coast early Friday, Sept. 14, causing major flooding, damage to buildings, and knocking out power to about 300,000 homes and businesses.

Authorities in the coastal city of New Bern, North Carolina, were working with responders to rescue at least 150 residents who reported being stranded in the hurricane’s surge, according to The Weather Channel.
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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