Source: John Murawski and Stuart Leavenworth, NEWS & OBSERVER, 9/20/18


The public health risks from Hurricane Florence rise with every inch of floodwater. Floods are notorious conduits for filth, indiscriminately sweeping away the flotsam and jetsam of civilization: raw sewage and “solids” from municipal water treatment plants, industrial solvents and potent chemicals, garbage and debris, and the carcasses of wild animals trapped by rising floodwaters.

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