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America's East Coast bracing for Hurricane Florence

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Thu, 13 Sep 2018, 7:04AM
Hurricane Florence is expected to strike the southern coast of North Carolina tomorrow, bringing devastating waves, winds and rain. Photo / AP
Hurricane Florence is expected to strike the southern coast of North Carolina tomorrow, bringing devastating waves, winds and rain. Photo / AP

America's East Coast bracing for Hurricane Florence

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Thu, 13 Sep 2018, 7:04AM

Parts of America's East Coast are bracing for the "storm of a lifetime".

Hurricane Florence is expected to strike the southern coast of North Carolina tomorrow, bringing devastating waves, winds and rain.

States of emergency have been declared from Georgia to Washington DC.

US correspondent Nick Bryant told Kate Hawkesby authorities are warning of major damage, on an immense scale.

"They're talking about possibly 760,000 homes that could be damaged, $170 billion of damage done to properties, and to roads, and to farms, and to agriculture,

About 1.5-million people have been ordered to leave their homes.

LISTEN ABOVE AS NICK BRYANT SPEAKS WITH KATE HAWKESBY

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