Major floods continue in US a week after storm

Major flooding remains in eastern North Carolina more than a week after Hurricane Florence made landfall.

Governor Roy Cooper said nine of the state’s river gauges were at major flood stage and four others at moderate stage. Parts of Interstates 95 and 40 will remain underwater for another week or more.

Emergencymanagement officials said residents whose homes were damaged or destroyed will start moving into hotel rooms next week.

“Hurricane Florence has deeply wounded our state, wounds that will not fade soon as the flood waters finally recede,” Mr Cooper said. South Carolina has ordered more evacuations as rivers continue to rise in the aftermath of a storm that has claimed at least 43 lives since slamming into the coast more than a week ago.