150 people awaiting rescue in New Bern, NC

150 people awaiting rescue in New Bern, NC
New Bern, NC has been the site of massive flooding from Hurricane Florence on Friday.
By NBC12 Newsroom | September 14, 2018 at 7:35 AM EDT - Updated September 15 at 8:22 PM

NEW BERN, NC (WWBT) - As Hurricane Florence comes ashore, dozens of residents of a North Carolina city need to be rescued.

Florence is making a slow landfall on Friday morning in North Carolina. (Source: National Hurricane Center)
Florence is making a slow landfall on Friday morning in North Carolina. (Source: National Hurricane Center) (Source: National Hurricane Center)

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According to the city’s Twitter page, 150 people in New Bern are awaiting to be rescued.

“We are coming to get you,” the city said.

The town’s mayor told the Today Show on Friday morning that about 200 people had already been rescued.

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