WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) Hurricane Florence is still wearing out the Carolinas, where residents have endured an agonizing week of violent winds, torrential rain, widespread flooding, power outages and death.
Frustration and sheer exhaustion are building as thousands of people wait to go home seven days after the storm began battering the coast. Florence is blamed for at least 37 deaths.
Im just ready for this to be over, to be honest, said Evan Jones, a college student who evacuated from Wilmington and doesnt know when he will get back. Im trying to get it all out of my head.
North Carolina officials said 7,800 people remained in shelters, down from about 10,000 on Monday, despite Gov. Roy Coopers plea to stay put.
Carolinians worn out
