North Carolina: With mandatory evacuations already issued for parts of three East Coast states, millions of Americans are preparing for what could become one of the most catastrophic hurricanes to hit the Eastern Seaboard in decades.
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| Larry Pierson purchases bottled water in Isle of Palms, South Carolina, in preparation for hurricane Florence. |
Carrying winds of up to 220 km/h as a Category 4 storm, Hurricane Florence is expected to strengthen and become a Category 5 storm Tuesday. It's then forecast to close in on North or South Carolina on Thursday, hitting a stretch of coastline that's vulnerable to rising sea levels due to climate change.
Read the story from The Age - “Mass evacuation ordered for Florence's bull's eye.”
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