Death toll rises to 7 as Florence pours on the rain
NEW BERN — The Marines, the Coast Guard, civilian crews and volunteers used helicopters, boats and heavy-duty vehicles Saturday to rescue scores of people trapped by Florence’s shoreline onslaught, even as North Carolina braced for what could be the next stage of the disaster: widespread, catastrophic flooding inland.The death toll from the hurricane-turned-tropical storm climbed to 7.A day after blowing ashore with 90 mph winds, Florence practically parked itself over […]
