{"articles":[{"reaction_config":[{"text":"Yes","color":"#624960","stance":"yes"},{"text":"Maybe","color":"#edb723","stance":"maybe"},{"text":"No","color":"#4ac6ec","stance":"no"}],"id":33795,"title":"Hurricane Dorian Threat: Mandatory Evacuations Ordered in Florida, South Carolina, and Georgia","html_content":"

by Axios | 9.2.19

The governors of Florida, South Carolina and Georgia have announced mandatory evacuations, and a state of emergency has been declared in North Carolina as the \"catastrophic\" Hurricane Dorian threatens the states' coastal areas.

The state of play: As Dorian crawled westward about 135 miles from the Florida coast at 11 p.m. ET Sunday, evacuations had already begun in some areas of the state, Reuters reports. The National Hurricane Center has issued a hurricane warning for parts of Florida.

The big picture: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said in a statement on Sunday night that mandatory evacuation orders had been issued for coastal areas of Palm Beach, Martin and St. Lucie counties. St. Johns, Brevard and Volusia counties were due to issue evacuation orders on Monday.

Tolls have been suspended on Florida’s Turnpike and selected toll roads across the state, DeSantis said.
\nOrlando International Airport was canceling all commercial flights at 2am ET Monday, and Daytona Beach International Airport canceled flights after the final departure on Sunday.

In South Carolina, Gov. Henry McMaster (R) ordered mandatory evacuations for coastal counties, effective Monday. He also ordered school and state government office closures in coastal counties, his office said in a statement.

In Georgia, Gov. Brian Kemp (R) tweeted, \"Starting noon tomorrow, individuals east of I-95 in Bryan, Camden, Chatham, Glynn, Liberty, and McIntosh Counties must evacuate due to Hurricane Dorian.\"

The Georgia Emergency Management Agency and the state Transport Department \"will start westerly contraflow on I-16 at 8 AM on Tuesday, Sept. 3,\" Kemp said, as he urged residents to \"stay vigilant and be safe.\"

In North Carolina, Gov. Roy Cooper (D) declared a state of emergency on Sunday for all 100 counties to mobilize state resources and enable state and local governments to seek federal aid, he said in a statement.

","image_urls":{"small":"https://ul.countable.us/ul/v1567404604/axios-rss/o9zdbmqw8rdrfaygdpp4.jpg","medium":"https://ul.countable.us/ul/v1567404604/axios-rss/o9zdbmqw8rdrfaygdpp4.jpg","large":"https://ul.countable.us/ul/v1567404604/axios-rss/o9zdbmqw8rdrfaygdpp4.jpg","thumb":"https://ul.countable.us/ul/v1567404604/axios-rss/o9zdbmqw8rdrfaygdpp4.jpg","xsmall":"https://ul.countable.us/ul/v1567404604/axios-rss/o9zdbmqw8rdrfaygdpp4.jpg"},"links":{"self":"https://www.causes.com/articles/33795-hurricane-dorian-threat-mandatory-evacuations-ordered-florida-south-carolina-georgia","article_comments":"https://www.causes.com/api/articles/33795-hurricane-dorian-threat-mandatory-evacuations-ordered-florida-south-carolina-georgia/comments"},"comment_count":142,"action_count":1141,"cta_prompt":"Should residents be fined for not following evacuation orders?","cta_type":"reactions","share_count":5,"published_at":"2019-09-02T06:10:04.802Z","is_countable_article":false,"allow_advocacy":true,"profile_id":55,"signed":false,"signatures_count":null,"signatures_goal":100,"signable_progress":0,"video_url":null,"video_dimensions":null,"video_aspect_ratio":null}],"users":[{"name":"Craig ","vote_count":60,"photos":{"large":"https://assets.causes.com/user/avatar/default-2.png","small":"https://assets.causes.com/user/avatar/default-2.png","tiny":"https://assets.causes.com/user/avatar/default-2.png"},"links":{"following":"/api/users/Amp08Ywm/following","followers":"/api/users/Amp08Ywm/followers"},"about_me":null,"twitter_id":null,"facebook_id":null,"youtube_id":null,"google_plus_id":null,"website":null,"slug":null,"issue_count":9,"is_following":null,"influence_score":0,"influence_level":0,"follower_count":0,"following_count":1,"position_count":39,"id":"Amp08Ywm","partner_id":null}],"article_comment":{"flagged":false,"id":1017849,"body":"I am well aware of when I don’t feel safe and want to leave some place. I am to be penalized for staying on my own land? Think again, government!","parent_type":"Article","parent_id":33795,"created_at":"2019-09-02T18:33:45.333Z","liked":false,"like_count":0,"links":{"self":"https://www.causes.com/comments/1017849","likers":"https://www.causes.com/api/v1/likers?likeable_id=1017849&likeable_type=Comment"},"article_id":33795,"shareable_image_url":"https://n.causes.com/share-images/comments/1017849.png","note":{"text":"No","color":"#4ac6ec","stance":"no"},"note_text":"No","note_color":"#4ac6ec","user_id":"Amp08Ywm","liker_ids":[]}}

Like Causes?

Comment Liked by 0 Users