<p>Drone footage of a section of Interstate 40 in Pender County, North Carolina, shows the highway looking more like a canal for long stretches, in the wake of Hurricane Florence.</p><p>Hundreds of people had to be airlifted from flood-hit areas of the county, emergency management</a> said on September 17, with several areas still under mandatory evacuation order.</p><p>Adam Wagner, a local reporter, tweeted</a>: “In Pender County, officials are urging people who are still in the Black River and Northeast Cape Fear areas to get on their roofs with a flashlight and a towel. If they hear a helicopter or a five-ton truck, make noise and wave the towel or shine the flashlight.”</p><p>Star News Online, based in Wilmington, urged evacuated residents not to try</a> and return home. Credit: NCAviation via Storyful</p><br />
