<span style="color: #222222;">In the US, Flooding from Hurricane Florence swept across the Carolina early today. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The massive storm surged towards the coast, threatening record rainfall and leaving scores trapped by rising waters and thousands without power.</span><br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Emergency crews in North Carolina scrambled to rescue hundreds of people stranded in their homes by floodwaters unleashed by Hurricane Florence. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">In the riverfront town of New Bern, which was hit by a huge storm surge as the sprawling Category 1, hurricane came close to making landfall. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Around 200 people have been rescued so far. </span><br />''