UNC-Chapel Hill to host shelter to serve people displaced by Hurricane Florence

Posted Sep 15, 2018
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is working closely with the Governor’s Office, the American Red Cross and the State Emergency Management Team to establish a new location for people in existing shelters that have lost power and are now closed. The new shelter will be located at the Friday Center and is set to open sometime on Saturday. (UNC.edu)

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