Month: October 2018

The sharp partisanship that’s typified North Carolina’s government was buried temporarily on Monday as legislators debated $400 million to quickly help people and communities reeling from flooding left by Hurricane Florence and setting aside another $450 million for upcoming needs. An emergency spending plan unveiled a month after Florence slammed into the state would help farmers and fishermen who suffered economic losses, keep college students in school despite storm-related setbacks, and repair damaged school buildings….

In Florida, a grim task is unwinding slowly: How many people were killed during Hurricane Michael? The storm that ravaged the Florida Panhandle left incredible destruction, but so far getting a firm grasp on how many died is proving elusive. Search and rescue teams have crawled and walked through thousands of buildings and ruins for days in places like Mexico Beach, which was virtually wiped out when the storm roared ashore last week. Yet the…

Newly formed Tropical Storm Tara soaked parts of west-central Mexico with heavy rains Monday as it drifted off the country’s Pacific coast. Forecasters said precipitation from the storm had the potential to cause dangerous flooding, though its center was likely to remain out to sea while remaining near the coast. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Tara was centered about 65 miles (100 kilometers) south-southwest of Manzanillo while heading to the northwest at 2 mph…

LELAND, N.C. (WTVD) — Tom Meyer’s home was one of more than 30 in the Stoney Creek Plantation subdivision in Leland that flooded. “I had no place to take all my animals so we decided we were going to stay,” said Meyer, as he recounted how he survived Hurricane Florence a month ago. Some residents are living in campers outside their homes, at hotels, in rentals or with family and friends. Meyer, his daughter, and…

ATLANTIC BEACH, N.C. (WTVD) — As business owners and residents await financial aid from insurance companies and FEMA, recovery at Atlantic Beach slowly progresses. It’s been one month and one day since Hurricane Florence hit the North Carolina coast. Once the storm passed, ABC11 partnered with Fire Chief Adam Snyder of the Atlantic Beach Fire Department for a tour to look at the damage. Fire Chief Adam Snyder was out of the office on Monday,…

LELAND, N.C. (WTVD) — Tom Meyer’s home was one of more than 30 in the Stoney Creek Plantation subdivision in Leland that flooded. “I had no place to take all my animals so we decided we were going to stay,” said Meyer as he recounted how he survived Hurricane Florence a month ago. Some residents are living in campers outside their homes, at hotels, in rentals or with family and friends. Meyer, his daughter, and…

ATLANTIC BEACH, N.C. (WTVD) — As business owners and residents await financial aid from insurance companies and FEMA, recovery at Atlantic Beach slowly progresses. It’s been one month and one day since Hurricane Florence hit the North Carolina coast. Once the storm passed, ABC11 partnered with Fire Chief Adam Snyder of the Atlantic Beach Fire Department for a tour to look at the damage. Fire Chief Adam Snyder was out of the office on Monday,…