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September 19, 2018

Florence Death Toll Rises to 35, Includes 2 Detainees in Police Custody
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The death toll from Hurricane Florence has risen to 35, while the
flooding is worsening in some parts of North Carolina. President Trump
is heading to North Carolina today, where some 10,000 people are still
living in shelters and nearly 350,000 are without power. Meanwhile in
South Carolina, two women detainees died Tuesday when they were being
transported in a sheriff's van which was overcome by floodwaters. The
women were both mental health patients being detained for medical
transport. Two sheriff's deputies in the vehicle were able to be rescued
from the rising waters.


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