CHARLOTTE, N.C. — It’s been nearly a week since Hurricane Florence tore through the Carolinas.
And it’s effects are still being felt as thousands of people are still in shelters, waiting to go home.
Not only did the storm claim the lives of 37 people and force several thousands into shelters, but Florence also left devastating effects on farms and industrial sites in North Carolina.
The Department of Agriculture says about 3.4 million chickens and turkeys, as well as 5,500 hogs have been killed in the flooding, which is double the number of livestock deaths compared to Hurricane Matthew in 2016.
Farms are flooded and more than a dozen hog waste locations are damaged or overflowing.
President Donald Trump visited North and South Carolina on Wednesday, saying the government will be there to help.
The president says South Carolina is in for a “rough few days” in the aftermath of Florence, but assures the state that the federal government “is behind you.”
