Hurricane Sally brings heavy rains, flooding to southeastern U.S.

허리케인 샐리, 미 남동부 상륙…느린 속도로 곳곳에 '물폭탄'It's time now for our Thursday edition of Arirang's 'The World Now'. I'm Kim Jae-hee.We begin with a massive storm which has wreaked havoc on southeastern parts of the U.S.Now downgraded to a tropical storm, Hurricane Sally first made landfall on the Gulf Coast early Wednesday as a Category Two storm.It uprooted trees and swamped homes in parts of Alabama and the Florida Panhandle,... dumping inches, and in some areas even feet of rain.More than half-a-million homes and businesses in Alabama and Florida suffered power outages.President Trump has approved emergency disaster declaration for Florida, Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi,... and mandatory evacuations were ordered for many coastal, and low-lying areas from Mississippi to Florida.Forecasters say Sally's slow pace contributed to the immense damage, including sudden flooding.