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North Carolina First State to Feel Full Wrath of Irene

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    Sen. Kay Hargan updates situation in her state

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Coming in North Carolina leads to peers in the outer banks have been wiped out.

Car dealership had a roof ripped off a hospital in morehead city.

Now running on generator power they try to get 300000 people evacuated North Carolina senator Kay Hagan.

Is with me now -- senator good day to -- -- bill you know there -- a lot of focus right now frankly north have you places like Virginia and New Jersey and and the city of New York it's getting a lot of attention.

However North Carolina is getting pounded at the moment by I read senator would have you heard how bad is.

Well everybody got 200000 people without power what what -- -- right about now it is He sort of perfect of the flooding that will take place.

That we've just put up far up that we've got a big it's not getting the -- -- and many of the residents.

But those residents it was built in that fit in there -- companies if they get -- Senator are you getting any reports on damage.

There they are currently has -- some damage but I've been speaking with the -- -- management director.

And we've got.

Excellent with spot that we sources ready to go when that statement them to go to it we've got what -- rest it we've got.

Not duplicating national park ready to go it would back and a lot -- 400 we have aircraft -- investment.

And we've got urban search and rescue and medical suspecting.

All right and as far as.

Direct information from those seaside.

Towns do you have much more places like Wilmington.

That that looks right now but they're western edge of that storm hit that town pretty good did it.

Book apparently they're getting a lot of land and a lot of brains out.

I've been talking about barely hear a lot of -- big outer banks area and -- at the cape lookout.

That he's certain the eastern part of beyond outer banks but there.

You know they're they're still receiving a lot of Bryant a lot of flooding.

-- -- that would seem to indicate that there is power in parts of the outer banks right.

In the northern part so how.

-- -- the idea good sign senator -- what are what I don't let up yet that that it is your right about that'll be cautious as we step forward in the story.

What about shelters.

-- have they been used.

In times in the past because they've -- party your state.

Knows these storms unfortunately all too well.

You know we we we are definitely.

Wet it was just very recently tapped her saying that the hurricane -- that we even had the tornadoes.

A couple months ago -- -- isn't that the number of the so there's about four times and.

C there's there's there are many shelters -- we -- encourage -- -- it used when it they can get an.

Well they are on the -- the the go ahead senator.

A -- -- that.

The answer ready to assist in the North Carolina north Carolinians as we move forward -- I happen number -- being number 1877.

Eight but is not force it to expect since thirteen this is -- -- markets in number but want.

People have returned to their front shelter please contact my office if they need help with any disaster relief.

All right senator thank you so much I have ten seconds left his or anything we're missing.

What else do we need to know.

Well we have had at least one fatality and I just encourage everybody to stay and others a lot of land coming down and a lot of blood and and that's.

-- on main concern is the safety of our people.

We like to hear that remember safety for senator thank you for your time you get some wonderful shoreline.

They're on the Carolina coast as low tide of some of the best place you -- fine.

What will be a -- -- -- wanted to amen to that senator thank you will be a touch of your office okay.

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