Hurricane Florence: 16 dead but 'worst is still to come'

This satellite image provided by NOAA shows Hurricane Florence on the eastern coast of the United States early Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018. (NOAA via AP) Source: NOAA

Florence continues to dump rain on North Carolina and officials are warning residents "the worst is yet to come".

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Deadly storm Florence drenched North Carolina with more downpours on Sunday, cutting off the coastal city of Wilmington, damaging tens of thousands of homes and threatening worse flooding as rivers fill to the bursting point. The death toll rose to at least 16.

Journalist Giampiero Gramaglia reports.

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