Tropical Storm Idalia Descends on North Carolina

UNITED STATES – Hurricane Idalia described as the most powerful hurricane to slam Florida’s Big Bend region in more than a century. This as Tropical Storm Idalia keeps pounding the southeast’s Atlantic coast, bringing strong winds and storm surge in North Carolina.

Thousands of homes are damaged in Florida – some with shredded walls and roofs, others with murky, waist-high floodwater that officials warn could be dangerous for days to come.

Several deaths have been reported.