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Florence claims 14th victim on flooded road
GEORGETOWN, S.C. (AP) – Florence claims 14th victim as truck loses control on flooded road in South Carolina. As the death toll from Florence grew and hundreds of people were pulled from flooded homes, North Carolina braced for catastrophic, widespread river flooding that could be the next stage of a mounting disaster. Weakened to a tropical depression early Sunday after blowing ashore as a hurricane with 90 mph (145 kph) winds on Friday, Florence was…
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