24 hours later, Chapel Hill shopping center still covered in dirt
WERE ALSO DECLARED IN MOORE AND
ORANGE COUNTIES DUE TO THE
TORRENTIAL FLOODING.
>> A LOT OF WORK AHEAD. WE HAVE
TEAM COVERAGE OF THE CLEANUP
EFFORTS UNDERWAY ACROSS OUR
VIEWING AREA. LET'S START WITH
KELSEY COFFEY WHO IS LIVE IN
CHAPEL HILL RIGHT NOW. IS A
BUSINESS. IS THERE A LOT OF
CLEANING UP TO DO FROM THE
FLOODS?
>> YES, JEFF, THEY DO KEEP YOUR
HERE AT ESCAPE CROSSING
SHOPPING CENTER IN CHAPEL HILL.
YOU CAN SEE HOW. BUSINESS
OWNERS HAVE LEFT A LOT OF THEIR
MATERIALS ANY LEFTOVER DEBRIS
TRASH HERE OUTSIDE OF THE
BUILDING AND THEN THERE'S
CLEANUP CREWS ALREADY STARTING.
THEY CAME HERE AT ABOUT 5.30,
THIS MORNING TO GET TO WORK TO
GO AHEAD AND START BEFORE THE
SUN COMES OUT A LITTLE BIT
LATER THIS MORNING. WE'LL TAKE
YOU TO SOME VIDEO NOW. SO YOU
CAN SEE HOW SEVERAL BUSINESSES
WERE DAMAGED HERE AT THE STATE
CROSSING.
>> AND MARY SHOWS YARN STORE
WAS ONE OF THEM. SHE SAYS
REPAIRS ARE ADDING ANOTHER
FINANCIAL STRAIN ON HER
BUSINESS AFTER BEING IMPACTED
BY TARIFFS. SHE EXPLAINS HOW
THEY'RE SEVERAL MORE STEPS TO
TAKE BEFORE EVEN CONSIDERING
THOSE REPAIRS.
>> INSPECTORS HAVE CONDEMNED
THE BUILDING. SHOPPING CENTER
AND THEY CUT POWER TO.
AND UNTIL WE CAN GET THIS WHOLE
BUILDING UP TO CODE, THEY WANT
TO TURN THE POWER BACK ON.
>> IT'S DEFINITELY TO TAKE A
WHILE FOR THESE BUSINESSES TO
RECOVER. JUST EVEN HERE IN THE
PARKING LOT. YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO
SEE IT. BUT THERE ARE SOME CARS
THAT ARE STILL SHIFTED AWAY
FROM THEIR PARKING SPOTS.
PEOPLE STILL NEED TO PICK UP
THEIR VEHICLES. THERE'S EVEN
SOME BUSINESSES THAT ARE STILL
BOARDED UP THIS MORNING.
SO THESE FOLKS HAVE A LONG ROAD
AHEAD OF THEM. HEALTHY COFFEE,
WRAL, NEWS AND CHAPEL HILL.