Three dead in Arizona flooding as the Carolinas brace for possible hurricane | US weather
At least three people died and others were missing after flooding in a rural community in Arizona, officials announced on Saturday.
Meanwhile, in South Carolina, teams spent on Saturday preparing for an anonymous meteorological system that should approach the coast of this state as a working -class at the start of next week.
In Arizona, the director of the Gila County Emergency Management Division, Carl Melford, told local media Kpho that two of the deceased people had been found in a vehicle, and a third person had been found elsewhere after flooding Friday in Globe, a city of around 7,250 people at around 88 miles (142 km) east of Phoenix.
“I grew up here, and I do not recognize the city in which I grew up right now,” he said.
The researchers looked for disappeared people overnight and more help arrived on Saturday to continue research, city officials said on Facebook. They urged people to stay away from the historic city center of the ancient mining town due to compromised buildings and dangerous chemicals and debris, including propane tanks swept in flood waters.
In South Carolina, Governor, Henry Mcmaster, urged residents on Saturday afternoon to closely monitor the weather and stay alert while bad potential weather approaching the state.
Also on Saturday, the governor of North Carolina, Josh Stein, declared the state of emergency before the system identified by the National Hurricane Center in Miami as the new tropical depression. A year ago on Saturday, Hurricane Helene devastated parts of South Carolina and North Carolina.
The Saturday afternoon system was located around 120 miles (190 km) southwest of the Central Bahamas. The forecasters urged people to the Bahamas and along the southeast coast of the United States to pay particular attention to the storm.
“What we learn every time is that we never know where they are going to go,” said McMaster at a press conference on Saturday afternoon to discuss the storm. âThis storm is seriously fatal. Not just serious. Mortal serious. “
