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Added on the 20/10/2016 15:53:09 - Copyright : Reuters EN
North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory says an individual was fatally shot by a trooper on Monday night, in what he says were "were difficult circumstances" in Lumberton, one of the worst hit areas in the flood-stricken state. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
A man rescued howling dogs that were trapped in a flooded kennel in the town of Leland in storm-hit North Carolina. The dogs were safely evacuated to dry land and provided with food and shelter.
North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory says there are no new flood-related fatalities to report in the past 24 hours and that power outages have dramatically been reduced. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Images of Blendecques, a flooded town in northern France, and the Aa river as the red alert for flooding was lifted in the Pas-de-Calais region, where water continues to recede and pumping operations are due to begin after the second episode of exceptional flooding in two months that has severely affected residents. IMAGES
The town hall, the post office and the school are closed: the centre of Hesdigneul-les-Boulogne, a small village near Boulogne-sur-Mer, is still under water as the northern Pas-de-Calais region wakes up groggy after a night of heavy rain, following a historic rise in water levels that has already caused major damage. IMAGES