• Johnnie Mercer's Fishing Pier juts into the Atlantic Ocean two days before Hurricane Florence is expected to hit Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. EPA
    Johnnie Mercer's Fishing Pier juts into the Atlantic Ocean two days before Hurricane Florence is expected to hit Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. EPA
  • Ocean Boulevard empty of tourists after evacuations in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Reuters
    Ocean Boulevard empty of tourists after evacuations in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Reuters
  • Emmett West pulls his boat from a nearby marina to secure it at his home in Morehead City, North Carolina. AP
    Emmett West pulls his boat from a nearby marina to secure it at his home in Morehead City, North Carolina. AP
  • A sailor heaves line in preparation ahead of Hurricane Florence at Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Virginia. Reuters
    A sailor heaves line in preparation ahead of Hurricane Florence at Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Virginia. Reuters
  • Russell Meadows, left, helps neighbour Rob Muller board up his home in Morehead City, North Carolina. AP
    Russell Meadows, left, helps neighbour Rob Muller board up his home in Morehead City, North Carolina. AP
  • Chuck Ledford and his daughter Misty seek shelter at Emma B Trask Middle School in Wilmington, North Carolina. EPA
    Chuck Ledford and his daughter Misty seek shelter at Emma B Trask Middle School in Wilmington, North Carolina. EPA
  • A person sits on the beach after people evacuated in Carolina Beach, North Carolina. EPA
    A person sits on the beach after people evacuated in Carolina Beach, North Carolina. EPA
  • Workers secure plywood to business exteriors in Carolina Beach, North Carolina. Bloomberg
    Workers secure plywood to business exteriors in Carolina Beach, North Carolina. Bloomberg
  • Plywood protects windows and doors of a property in Carolina Beach, North Carolina. Bloomberg
    Plywood protects windows and doors of a property in Carolina Beach, North Carolina. Bloomberg
  • People leave their homes in Wilmington, North Carolina. EPA
    People leave their homes in Wilmington, North Carolina. EPA

US braced for Hurricane Florence - in pictures


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