US: Hurricane Erin Brings Storm Surge to North Carolina’s Outer Banks 3

Hurricane Erin is bringing storm surge to North Carolina's Outer Banks while moving through the Atlantic, prompting mandatory evacuations for Hatteras and Ocracoke islands.

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Hurricane Erin is bringing storm surge to North Carolina's Outer Banks while moving through the Atlantic, prompting mandatory evacuations for Hatteras and Ocracoke islands.

US: Hurricane Erin Brings Storm Surge to North Carolina’s Outer Banks

Hurricane Erin is bringing storm surge to North Carolina's Outer Banks while moving through the Atlantic, prompting mandatory evacuations for Hatteras and Ocracoke islands.

US: Hurricane Erin Brings Storm Surge to North Carolina’s Outer Banks 2

Hurricane Erin is bringing storm surge to North Carolina's Outer Banks while moving through the Atlantic, prompting mandatory evacuations for Hatteras and Ocracoke islands.

1 dead, 8 missing after 2 freighters collide off eastern Japan

1 dead, 8 missing after 2 freighters collide off eastern Japan

CHIBA, Japan - A patrol vessel and a helicopter of the Japan Coast Guard are engaged in rescue operation after a collision between two freighters in the Pacific Ocean off Cape Inubosaki in Chiba Prefecture on July 22.

1 dead, 8 missing after 2 freighters collide off eastern Japan

1 dead, 8 missing after 2 freighters collide off eastern Japan

CHIBA, Japan - The Kaishin Maru, a Japanese-registered 499-ton freighter owned by Kayama Kaiun K.K. based in Osaka Prefecture, is seen afloat in the Pacific Ocean off Cape Inubosaki in Chiba Prefecture on July 22 after colliding with the Malta-registered Wei Hang 9. The Wei Hang 9, carrying 21 crew members, all Chinese, sank later. A Chinese crew member was killed and eight others were missing, the Japan Coast Guard said.

1 dead, 8 missing after 2 freighters collide off eastern Japan

1 dead, 8 missing after 2 freighters collide off eastern Japan

CHIBA, Japan - A patrol vessel and a helicopter of the Japan Coast Guard are engaged in rescue operation after a collision between two freighters in the Pacific Ocean off Cape Inubosaki in Chiba Prefecture on July 22. (Kyodo)

1 dead, 8 missing after 2 freighters collide off eastern Japan

1 dead, 8 missing after 2 freighters collide off eastern Japan

CHIBA, Japan - The Kaishin Maru, a Japanese-registered 499-ton freighter owned by Kayama Kaiun K.K. based in Osaka Prefecture, is seen afloat in the Pacific Ocean off Cape Inubosaki in Chiba Prefecture on July 22 after colliding with the Malta-registered Wei Hang 9. The Wei Hang 9, carrying 21 crew members, all Chinese, sank later. A Chinese crew member was killed and eight others were missing, the Japan Coast Guard said. (Kyodo)