'The water kept rising': New Bern overwhelmed by flooding
NEW BERN — An ominous tweet appeared on a historic North Carolina community’s Twitter feed about 2 a.m. Friday.It came as rivers swelled, tides crested and the rain wouldn’t stop. And that’s when people found themselves trapped in their homes as the water rose.”WE ARE COMING TO GET YOU,” the tweet said. “You may need to move up to the second story, or to your attic, but WE ARE COMING TO GET YOU.”More than 360 people had been rescued by midafternoon Friday, […]
