Flash flooding in central North Carolina forces residents to flee homes

Heavy rains in central North Carolina flooded roads and towns prompting dozens of water rescues as residents were forced to flee their homes officers mentioned Monday The Chapel Hill Fire Department and neighboring agencies completed more than water rescues since Sunday evening the town revealed Monday morning Numerous of the water rescues in Chapel Hill happened where floodwaters entered or threatened to enter apartment homes and condos bureaucrats declared Other water rescues happened at shopping centers where businesses and parking lots were flooded More than people were displaced in Chapel Hill There were no reports of injuries as of Monday morning authorities announced LIVE UPDATES TEXAS FLOODING KILLS MORE THAN AS SEARCH CONTINUES FOR DOZENS OF PEOPLEThe town warned public members to use caution when traveling on Monday as representatives were still assessing damage and clearing downed trees In Chatham County Sheriff Mike Roberson warned residents in a social media post that water may have subsided in specific areas but it was still dangerous to progress Personnel were searching for particular missing people Monday morning he disclosed The Eno River near Durham North Carolina crested at over feet early Monday morning Fox Weather communicated TEXAS FLOODING CASUALTIES INCLUDE DALLAS CATHOLIC SCHOOL SISTERS CAMP COUNSELOR WALMART EMPLOYEEMore than customers were without power on Monday morning according to poweroutage us The flooding originated from the remnants of Tropical Depression Chantal which made landfall near Litchfield Beach South Carolina early Sunday The remnants of Chantal are expected to continue moving north on Monday pounding Virginia Maryland Delaware and Washington D C with heavy rain and thunderstorms The Associated Press contributed to this record