Florence’s Death Toll Includes Millions of Animals
- Florence has already killed 5,500 hogs, 3.4 million fowl
- Impassable roads, still-cresting rivers complicate revival
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For Chris Smith, whose North Carolina farm is home to 30,000 chickens and 150 acres of sweet potatoes, the fight to survive Hurricane Florence is not yet over.
As torrential rains from the storm filled local waterways and flooded nearby roads, Smith, one of hundreds of local farmers in a state known for its poultry and hog operations, found himself cut off from supplies, power and any way to move his birds out.