FNC’s Rick Leventhal on Florence: ‘Dozens If Not Hundreds of Trees Have Fallen; It Is Not Safe To Be Out Here’

‘This is going to create a lot of hazards for the trees and the power lines to come down’

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LEVENTHAL: "Rick: We moved from Wrightsville beach. Two of the four fatalities reported so far was a mother and her infant who were killed by a falling tree on their house. Well, there are trees all over this town. And this state that are coming down. You can probably see the branch right here. There are some next to us. It is very dark here. The power is still off so it is difficult to show you. Some of trees that came down — not this one, but others that we have seen that are blocking the roads here are at least 50 years old. It is not safe to be out here. We will not stay out here long. We expect more trees to come down. This threat, Tucker — this threat, Tucker, true — this threat, tucker, is true. This is going to create a lot of hazards for the trees and the power lines to come down. Authorities are nervous about people on the roads and being victims of stuff like this."

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