In pictures: Residents prepare ahead of Hurricane Florence

Updated / Tuesday, 11 Sep 2018 20:48
Bread shelves in a shop are bare as people stock up on food ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Florence in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Bread shelves in a shop are bare as people stock up on food ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Florence in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Residents evacuate from coastal areas near Wallace, North Carolina
Residents evacuate from coastal areas near Wallace, North Carolina
Workers board up a home in the Wrightsville Beach area
Workers board up a home in the Wrightsville Beach area
Florence is a Category 4 storm, the second-strongest on the Saffir-Simpson scale
Florence is a Category 4 storm, the second-strongest on the Saffir-Simpson scale
'Hurricane Party' is written on plywood covering the window of the Lager Heads Tavern in Wrightsville Beach
'Hurricane Party' is written on plywood covering the window of the Lager Heads Tavern in Wrightsville Beach
The South Carolina National Guard directs traffic as the South Carolina government ordered that traffic use all lanes leading away from the coast to facilitate the evacuation
The South Carolina National Guard directs traffic as the South Carolina government ordered that traffic use all lanes leading away from the coast to facilitate the evacuation
Locals board the windows of a business in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Locals board the windows of a business in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
People cross the street as water floods from rain outside buildings in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia
People cross the street as water floods from rain outside buildings in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia
Residents prepare to keep storm waters at bay in the coastal area of Wrightsville Beach
Residents prepare to keep storm waters at bay in the coastal area of Wrightsville Beach
A women walks past a local shop that is preparing for the storm in North Carolina
A women walks past a local shop that is preparing for the storm in North Carolina

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