RALEIGH, N.C.(WFMY)-- Tuesday Governor Roy Cooper says Hurricane Florence has contributed to 39 deaths so far in North Carolina. Two more people who died in incidents related to the storm have been added.
This comes as communities, families, farmers and businesses across eastern and southern parts of the state continue to dig out from deadly storm that hit the Wilmington area as a Category 1 Hurricane. While friends and family mourn loved ones lost to the storm and its aftermath, Governor Cooper urges people recovering from Florence to apply with FEMA for assistance.