{"id":37792,"date":"2018-09-15T06:42:13","date_gmt":"2018-09-15T11:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=37792"},"modified":"2018-09-15T06:42:13","modified_gmt":"2018-09-15T11:42:13","slug":"dramatic-footage-of-florence-devastation-600k-without-power-fatalities-reported","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=37792","title":{"rendered":"Dramatic Footage Of Florence Devastation; 600K Without Power; Fatalities Reported"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"block-zerohedge-page-title\" class=\"block block-core block-page-title-block\">\n<h3 class=\"page-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2018-09-14\/shocking-footage-florence-devastation-600k-without-power-its-bomb-has-gone\"><span class=\"field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\">Dramatic Footage Of Florence Devastation; 600K Without Power; Fatalities Reported<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-zerohedge-content\" class=\"block block-system block-system-main-block\">\n<article class=\"node node--type-article node--sticky node--view-mode-full\" role=\"article\" data-gtm-vis-recent-on-screen-2077925_22=\"1119\" data-gtm-vis-first-on-screen-2077925_22=\"1119\" data-gtm-vis-total-visible-time-2077925_22=\"100\" data-gtm-vis-has-fired-2077925_22=\"1\">\n<div class=\"node__content\">\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<p>Shocking footage of devastation has begun rolling in after Hurricane Florence made landfall in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina on Friday at approximately 7:30 a.m. as a category 1 storm. Two fatalities have been reported after a tree fell on a house in Wilmington, North Carolina, killing a mother and an infant, according to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-storm-florence\/mother-and-child-killed-as-florence-swamps-carolinas-idUSKCN1LU0DZ\">Reuters<\/a><\/em>. The child&#8217;s father was taken to the hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Another woman died after suffering a small heart attack and paramedics were unable to reach her due to blocked roads, according to authorities.<\/p>\n<p>According to CNN, over 620,000 residents of North and South Carolina are now <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/us\/live-news\/hurricane-florence-dle\/h_48821602a1d180e47b7f473da1e172f3\">without power<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>According to CNN, over 620,000 residents of North and South Carolina are now <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/us\/live-news\/hurricane-florence-dle\/h_48821602a1d180e47b7f473da1e172f3\">without power<\/a>.\n<ul>\n<li><strong>557,793<\/strong>\u00a0power outages statewide in North Carolina<\/li>\n<li><strong>64,813\u00a0<\/strong>power outages statewide in South Carolina<\/li>\n<li><strong>622,606<\/strong>\u00a0total customers without power in both states<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/DnEYeiAWsAALkIx.jpg?itok=lP_9D52B\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/DnEYeiAWsAALkIx.jpg?itok=lP_9D52B\" data-link-option=\"0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/DnEYeiAWsAALkIx.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/DnEYeiAWsAALkIx.jpg?itok=lP_9D52B 1x\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"206\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"5acde2b2-3577-4943-bcd2-524efdf93bf8\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"Tweet-header\"><a class=\"TweetAuthor-avatar  Identity-avatar u-linkBlend\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ginger_Zee\" data-scribe=\"element:user_link\" aria-label=\"Ginger Zee (screen name: Ginger_Zee)\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Avatar Avatar--edge\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/555446572750995460\/WLbWoOgC_normal.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-scribe=\"element:avatar\" data-src-2x=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/555446572750995460\/WLbWoOgC_bigger.jpeg\" data-src-1x=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/555446572750995460\/WLbWoOgC_normal.jpeg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"TweetAuthor js-inViewportScribingTarget\" data-scribe=\"component:author\">\n<div class=\"TweetAuthor-nameScreenNameContainer\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-decoratedName\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-verifiedBadge\" data-scribe=\"element:verified_badge\"><b class=\"u-hiddenVisually\">\u2714<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Tweet-body e-entry-content\" data-scribe=\"component:tweet\">\n<p class=\"Tweet-text e-entry-title\" dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Rainfall Reports Confirmed by NWS:<br \/>\n18.53 inches Oriental, NC<br \/>\n14.07 inches\u00a0Surf City, NC<br \/>\n13.81 inches WFO Morehead City, NC<br \/>\n13.07 inches Jacksonville, NC<\/p>\n<div class=\"Tweet-metadata dateline\"><time class=\"dt-updated\" title=\"Time posted: September 14, 2018 16:23:21 (UTC)\" datetime=\"2018-09-14T16:23:21+0000\"><a class=\"u-linkBlend u-url customisable-highlight long-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ginger_Zee\/status\/1040637134535843840\" data-datetime=\"2018-09-14T16:23:21+0000\" data-scribe=\"element:full_timestamp\">12:23 PM &#8211; Sep 14, 2018<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>It&#8217;s like a bomb went off<\/strong>&#8221; said New Bern resident George Zaytoun. &#8220;<strong>Everything around us is underwater.<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/180913210837-04-hurricane-florence-0913-exlarge-169.jpg?itok=UIExFGjR\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/180913210837-04-hurricane-florence-0913-exlarge-169.jpg?itok=UIExFGjR\" data-link-option=\"0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/180913210837-04-hurricane-florence-0913-exlarge-169.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/180913210837-04-hurricane-florence-0913-exlarge-169.jpg?itok=UIExFGjR 1x\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"172d661e-3466-485b-846c-b9ccdcfcc3fa\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Cajun Navy has begun rescuing stranded residents of New Bern, North Carolina. Organizer Clyde Cain told\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2018\/09\/14\/us\/hurricane-florence-new-bern-north-carolina\/index.html\"><em>CNN<\/em><\/a>\u00a0that they have received over 500 calls for assistance.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/6fba4ab2-2290-4118-84fa-17bbb2ff30af.png?itok=f1V0Ogwa\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/6fba4ab2-2290-4118-84fa-17bbb2ff30af.png?itok=f1V0Ogwa\" data-link-option=\"0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/6fba4ab2-2290-4118-84fa-17bbb2ff30af.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/6fba4ab2-2290-4118-84fa-17bbb2ff30af.png?itok=f1V0Ogwa 1x\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"1be88116-273c-407a-bf69-5b4f5b95701a\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The weather channel illustrates how bad things could get:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<article class=\"MediaCard\n           MediaCard--mediaForward\n\n           cards-multimedia\n           customisable-border\" dir=\"ltr\" data-scribe=\"component:card\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"MediaCard-media\">\n<div class=\"MediaCard-widthConstraint js-cspForcedStyle\" data-style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\n<div class=\"MediaCard-mediaContainer js-cspForcedStyle\" data-style=\"padding-bottom: 56.2500%\"><a class=\"MediaCard-mediaAsset MediaCard-mediaPlaceholder NaturalImage NaturalImage--fill js-playableMediaInterstitial\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RyanDavidsonWX\/status\/1040031346838720512\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"NaturalImage-image\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/ext_tw_video_thumb\/1040031058027327494\/pu\/img\/Pau8G2sYN1Ml94Mz?format=jpg&amp;name=small\" alt=\"\" data-image=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/ext_tw_video_thumb\/1040031058027327494\/pu\/img\/Pau8G2sYN1Ml94Mz\" data-scribe=\"element:poster_image\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"EmbeddedTweet-tweetContainer\">\n<div class=\"EmbeddedTweet-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"Tweet h-entry js-tweetIdInfo subject expanded\" cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RyanDavidsonWX\/status\/1040031346838720512\" data-tweet-id=\"1040031346838720512\" data-scribe=\"section:subject\">\n<div class=\"Tweet-header\"><a class=\"TweetAuthor-avatar  Identity-avatar u-linkBlend\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RyanDavidsonWX\" data-scribe=\"element:user_link\" aria-label=\"Ryan Davidson (screen name: RyanDavidsonWX)\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Avatar Avatar--edge\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/771500791500775424\/Z0YRjFX1_normal.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-scribe=\"element:avatar\" data-src-2x=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/771500791500775424\/Z0YRjFX1_bigger.jpg\" data-src-1x=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/771500791500775424\/Z0YRjFX1_normal.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"TweetAuthor js-inViewportScribingTarget\" data-scribe=\"component:author\">\n<div class=\"TweetAuthor-nameScreenNameContainer\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-decoratedName\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-verifiedBadge\" data-scribe=\"element:verified_badge\"><b class=\"u-hiddenVisually\">\u2714<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Tweet-body e-entry-content\" data-scribe=\"component:tweet\">\n<p class=\"Tweet-text e-entry-title\" dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The latest iteration of our IMR group&#8217;s work. This is what storm surge looks like. <a class=\"PrettyLink hashtag customisable\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Florence?src=hash\" rel=\"tag\" data-query-source=\"hashtag_click\" data-scribe=\"element:hashtag\"><span class=\"PrettyLink-prefix\">#<\/span><span class=\"PrettyLink-value\">Florence<\/span><\/a> will make landfall in the next 36-48 hours and bring with it,\u00a06-9 feet of potential storm surge. <a class=\"PrettyLink profile customisable h-card\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/parkertwc\" data-mentioned-user-id=\"24687699\" data-scribe=\"element:mention\"><span class=\"PrettyLink-prefix\">@<\/span><span class=\"PrettyLink-value\">parkertwc<\/span><\/a> will show you what that looks like. <a class=\"PrettyLink profile customisable h-card\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LocalNow\" data-mentioned-user-id=\"4854809649\" data-scribe=\"element:mention\"><span class=\"PrettyLink-prefix\">@<\/span><span class=\"PrettyLink-value\">LocalNow<\/span><\/a> <a class=\"PrettyLink profile customisable h-card\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/weatherchannel\" data-mentioned-user-id=\"20998647\" data-scribe=\"element:mention\"><span class=\"PrettyLink-prefix\">@<\/span><span class=\"PrettyLink-value\">weatherchannel<\/span><\/a> <a class=\"PrettyLink hashtag customisable\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NCwx?src=hash\" rel=\"tag\" data-query-source=\"hashtag_click\" data-scribe=\"element:hashtag\"><span class=\"PrettyLink-prefix\">#<\/span><span class=\"PrettyLink-value\">NCwx<\/span><\/a> <a class=\"PrettyLink hashtag customisable\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SCwx?src=hash\" rel=\"tag\" data-query-source=\"hashtag_click\" data-scribe=\"element:hashtag\"><span class=\"PrettyLink-prefix\">#<\/span><span class=\"PrettyLink-value\">SCwx<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"Tweet-metadata dateline\"><a class=\"u-linkBlend u-url customisable-highlight long-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RyanDavidsonWX\/status\/1040031346838720512\" data-datetime=\"2018-09-13T00:16:10+0000\" data-scribe=\"element:full_timestamp\"><time class=\"dt-updated\" title=\"Time posted: September 13, 2018 00:16:10 (UTC)\" datetime=\"2018-09-13T00:16:10+0000\">8:16 PM &#8211; Sep 12, 2018<\/time><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2026click on the above link to read the rest of the article\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dramatic Footage Of Florence Devastation; 600K Without Power; Fatalities Reported Shocking footage of devastation has begun rolling in after Hurricane Florence made landfall in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina on Friday at approximately 7:30 a.m. as a category 1 storm. Two fatalities have been reported after a tree fell on a house in Wilmington, North Carolina, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[21583,9399,4318],"class_list":["post-37792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-environment","tag-hurricane-florence","tag-north-carolina","tag-zerohedge"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37792","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=37792"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37792\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37793,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37792\/revisions\/37793"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=37792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=37792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=37792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}