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New school planned on North Carolina island hit by Hurricane Dorian
Damage left behind from Hurricane Dorian of a school in Ocracoke in Sept. 2019. (Photo: Ocracoke School Campus)
OCRACOKE, NC (AP) — A new school is set to be built on a North Carolina barrier island that was hit by a hurricane last year, leaving the former building heavily damaged.
News outlets have reported that Hurricane Dorian struck the Outer Banks’ Ocracoke Island in September 2019, sending more than 5 feet of water into some areas, and flooding the only school building on the island.
The Virginian Pilot says a $9.5 million building is now set to be built as a replacement.
The structure will sit more than 7 feet above sea level, and is expected to be completed in 2022.
The newspaper said state and federal dollars will fund the construction.