through, and it will be easier to get to you, if people are not in the area or if people would stay inside their homes, because there is a lot of downed power lines, there is a lot of water. electricity and water do not mix well. that s one of the things i think of every time as i look around. gene hodges, thank you to you and the people of craven county. we hope you re getting everything you need from the state and federal government. if you need help, let cnn know and we ll do what we can for you. appreciate it. we know at least four people have been killed so far as a result of hurricane florence in wilmington, north carolina. a huge tree fell on a house which killed a mother and her baby. cnn s brian todd is on the scene there. brian, we could unfortunately see a lot of situations like
we re told they ve since been rescued. what s the best way for someone to get help if they need it? the best way would be to contact our emergency operations center. 366-6608. that is the best way if you re in a safe fairly safe situation where you can get away from the floodwaters, if you re at a place where you can get to the first or second floor, call that number. if it s more of a medical situation, then we probably would want you to call 911. but first try to call 366-6608. 366-6608. gene, lastly, what s your message to any other residents what may be in their homes right now? if you can get out safely, please, please try to do so. we re going to be in a long period of recovery when we get
nowhere for them to stay. right now they re looking for places to go if they don t have any room. they don t have vehicles, they don t have personal belongings and people are feeling did he say operate here in craven county. there are a lot of tears, a lot of people saying i don t know what to do, i didn t think it would be this bad, because it was reduced down to a category 2 at that time, and i don t know what i m going to do right now. we re seeing lots of parents with small children who kind of are at a loss at this point. diane gallagher, stay safe. i appreciate it. part of the challenge in new bern is the city is surrounded by two rivers and it s being pounded by rainfall and storm surge and being pushed into the ocean. that s why you keep hearing about new bern. joining me on the phone is gene hodges. he s the assistant manager for craven county. you re at the emergency