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Bertha's Hurricane Toll and Recovery Efforts Across States
The center of Bertha struck Camp Lejeune North Carolina with 108 mph winds and weakened into a tropical storm over Virginia. Rainfall reached five inches from Delaware Bay to Massachusetts, with six deaths in the Caribbean two in Florida and one in North Carolina. Over 250000 lost power in the Carolinas Virginia Maryland and Delaware. Structural damage included demolished homes torn roofs destroyed fishing piers eroded dunes and downed trees and lines. Economic losses hit tourism profits and agriculture noted as worst. Three tornadoes damaged or destroyed mobile homes injuring nine near Edwardsville Virginia. Evacuations surpassed 250000 residents and visitors with shelters housing about 2000 people across several states. Red Cross opened and closed 239 shelters in eight states and three territories since Bertha began.