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Most fatalities occurred in North Carolina with officials claiming eight victims
More than 800,000 customers in North Carolina are without power and 21,000 people are being housed in 157 shelters
Tropical storm left 5 dead in its wake
Wind speed eases but storm still remains life-threatening
South Carolina orders mandatory evacuation of one million coastal residents
Florence is being trailed in the Atlantic by two other storms Hurricane Helene and Tropical Storm Isaac
Highways clogged with people fleeing North and South Carolina early Wednesday
'This is one of the worst storms to hit the East Coast in many years', President Donald Trump warns on Twitter