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North Carolina power outage: Thousands affected in Alamance, Orange, and Chatham counties amid flooding
Central North Carolina faces widespread power outages and flooding due to Tropical Depression Chantal. Over 32,000 residents are affected.
Tropical Depression Chantal battered central North Carolina Sunday night, leaving tens of thousands without power across the region.
According to poweroutage.us, as of 12:02 AM. ET on 7 July, 32,589 customers out of more than 5.8 million were without electricity across the state. The hardest-hit areas include Alamance, Orange, Davidson, Haywood, Person and Chatham counties, where floodwaters have overwhelmed neighbourhoods and damaged infrastructure.
Moore and Lee Counties are also under a severe flash flood warning. In Mebane and Chapel Hill, homes were flooded, and residents had to be rescued from apartment complexes.
Emergency responders are urging people to stay indoors, avoid driving through flooded areas, and report any downed power lines or unsafe conditions.
The death toll in Texas reached 78, including 28 children, as the search for girls missing from a summer camp continued. Fear of more floods prompted evacuations of volunteer responders.
Tropical Storm Chantal triggers deadly floods across the South
President Donald Trump spoke about the catastrophic floods. He told reporters as he left New Jersey, “It's a horrible thing that took place, absolutely horrible. So we say, God bless all of the people that have gone through so much, and God bless, God bless the state of Texas.”
Moore and Lee Counties are also under a severe flash flood warning. In Mebane and Chapel Hill, homes were flooded, and residents had to be rescued from apartment complexes.
Emergency responders are urging people to stay indoors, avoid driving through flooded areas, and report any downed power lines or unsafe conditions.
Heavy rains from Tropical Depression Chantal on Sunday produced widespread flooding throughout central North Carolina. Hundreds of roads were submerged, rivers reached major flood stage, and emergency rescues were conducted. Flash Flood Warnings remain in effect for portions of central North Carolina and southern Virginia.
In Orange County, North Carolina, a state of emergency was declared Sunday evening as evacuations and rescues continued. Flood Watches remain in effect through Monday for inland areas like Fayetteville and Raleigh.
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Outside North Carolina, forecasters said heavy rains could also cause flash flooding in parts of the Big Country, the Concho Valley, Central Texas, and the City of Kerrville.
