Kinston evacuates area near Neuse, implements curfew
WITH THE POWER COMPANIES, AND
THE TREE REMOVAL COMPANIES.
AND YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT THIS
SIGN THAT SAYS NEUSE RIVER
BASIN , TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF
HOW LONG AND WIDE THIS BASIN
IS, AND WHY IT AFFECTS SO MANY,
IF BEGINS IN DURHAM, ABOVE THE
FALLS LAKE, THE RALEIGH MAIN
WATER SUPPLY.
IT FLOWS SOUTHEAST, AND
GOLDSBORO IS WHERE WE ARE, THE
NEXT BIG TROUT -- TOWN ALONG
THE TRACK, MOVING INTO SEVEN
SPRINGS AND INTO KINGSTON.
THE WRAL AMANDA WAS THERE TODAY
AND VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA
AND SHE HAS COVERED FLOODING
THAT IS HAPPENED IN THIS AREA
PREVIOUSLY AS THE WATER BEGAN
POURING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
TOWN MONDAY NIGHT, COVERING
MAIN STREET BY LUNCHTIME, AND
MOST PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO GET
OUT.
NATIONAL GUARD RESCUING SOME
PEOPLE, AND YOU CAN SEE THE
WATER RIGHT HERE, AND A LOT OF
THINGS FLOATING IN THE WATER,
INCLUDING THAT WOODEN BENCH
THAT IS BEING USED AT THIS
LOCATION FOR A LONG TIME.
WE MENTIONED KINGSTON ABOUT 45
MILES DOWN THE ROAD, AND DOWN
THE RIVER ON THE MIGHTY NEWS
RIVER, -- NEUSE RIVER AND TOWN
OFFICIALS AND EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT WORKERS ARE
BEGINNING TO EXPECT THE WORST,
KINGSTON LIKE SO MANY AREAS IS
TOTALLY DEVASTATED.
PARTS OF THE AREA ALONG THE
NEUSE RIVER WERE WIPED OUT
DURING FLOYD, AND THIS COULD BE
JUST AS BAD.
>> Reporter: WE ARE IN DOWNTOWN
KINGSTON, AND AS BAD AS THIS
LOOKS, THIS IS ONLY THE
BEGINNING OF THE TROUBLE, THE
NEUSE RIVER EXPECTED TO RISE
ANOTHER 6 FEET BEFORE PEAKING
SATURDAY AFTERNOON, AND
BUSINESS OWNERS AND RESIDENTS
HAVE NO OPTION BUT TO WATCH AND
WAIT.>> Reporter: KAREN OWNS
THE OPEN BRIDGE COMMUNITY
LODGE, AND WE SAW THEM MOVING
EVERYTHING OUT AND INTO THE
STORAGE, THE ENTIRE AREA BEING
EVACUATED.
>> AND THE WOMAN ACROSS THE
STREET HAS ALREADY MOVED
BECAUSE HER GAZEBO IS ALREADY
UNDERWATER.
>> Reporter: IN 1999 THEY WERE
UNDER 4 FEET OF WATER AND LOST
EVERYTHING, AND SHE IS
DETERMINED NOT TO LET THAT
HAPPEN AGAIN.
>> YOU CANNOT TAKE THE CHANCE,
AND SIT BACK AND WAIT FOR IT.>>
ROY AND HIS DOGS BARELY GOT
OUT, HE LEFT EVERYTHING BEHIND,
INCLUDING HIS WALLET AND
DENTURES, SAVING EVERYTHING HE
COULD, AND STAYING AT THE
SHELTER.>> THANK GOD THERE ARE
PEOPLE OUT THERE TO HELP
PEOPLE.>> Reporter: ALSO AT THE
SHELTER WITH HER FOUR CHILDREN,
AND WILL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL
NEXT WEEK TO SEE HOW HIGH THE
WATERS ROSE AND WHAT WAS LEFT
BEHIND.
>> I WANT TO GO HOME.
IF I HAVE A HOME.
>> Reporter: THE RED CROSS
SHELTER MANAGER SAID THAT ABOUT
170 PEOPLE WERE AT THE SHELTER
TODAY, AND THE EXPECT THAT
NUMBER WILL RISE RIGHT ALONG
WITH THE FLOODWATER.>> COMING