Hurricane Florence arrives in North Carolina, 150 people are trapped

At least 150 people have been trapped in New Bern, North Carolina, due to rising water level at a time when the hurricane's epidera “Florence” has already affected the eastern coast of the United States. Rescue teams are still in the projected areas of his trajectory.

According to a city municipality spokeswoman, the amount of water coming from high waves continues to rise, as “Florence” passes along the area where at least 200 have been saved so far.

The National Centre of Urangans announced that the Neuse River near the city has registered more than 3m of its level growth, causing floods of surrounding areas. Local officials had warned the “people to climb the highest floors of the” residence buildings, even though they have assured them they will go to help in any case.

Hurricane “Flornce stood about 45km east of Wilmington at about 4 am, with the local one, while the speed of its shift was only 9km an hour. Its powerful winds have expanded the diameter of action to at least 150km from the epicentrare, while their speed reaches up to 315km.

The life - threatening tide has also been reported along the coasts of the two Carolinas, as Hurricane “Florence” invaded the seaside and left tens of thousands of homes with electricity.

Our predictors that the life - threatening combination between powerful storms and ocean waves will cause tremendous flooding in coastal areas.

The violent winds hurled trees down to the ground, while whole areas remained in the water as a result of heavy rainfall but also seawater.

The storm's intensity decreased as it approached the earth, at speeds of winds of about 144 km per hour at midnight, but meteorologists say catastrophic floods are still imminent, especially in parts of both Carolinas.