«Breaking News» Thousands of Wilmington residents overcrowd supermarket open amid hurricane chaos

The residents of Hurricane Florence-stricken Wilmington, N.C., started cleaning up the mess left by 100 mph-winds and torrential rains Saturday morning – and went shopping.

At 10am., the word spread like wildfire that, despite wide-spread electrical outages, one measly grocery store was open in the entire historic port city of 120,000 residents.

And within minutes, several thousand people descended on the store, a Harris Teeter supermarket.

'It was a mad house out here,' said Wilmington Police Officer Don Oakes. 'I don't know how everybody heard the place was open, but the parking lot was at a standstill. When we saw the numbers of people, we called for backup for crowd control.'

Thousands of people visited Harris Teeter, in Wilmington, North Carolina, after news circulated the store was open despite the 

Shoppers stocked up with bottles of water along with junk food to help see out the storm

And what were people, who were supposed to have prepared before the hurricane, looking for?

'The essentials,' said Oakes. 'Cigarettes and beer and junk food.'

A line that was estimated to take three to four hours long stretched out of the store and around the building as Teeter managers let in a handful of people at a time. Nearly 15 cops made sure no one got out of control and hunted down impatient types jumping ahead in line.

Police did have to stop some shoppers who attempted to cut in line as waiting times continued

'We just want some water and s…,' said Rayquan Robinson when police made him leave for cutting in line, something that made a group in line cheer for the officer.

Melissa Harris and her husband drove 30 minutes from Hampstead, one of the hardest hit areas, to grab some supplies.

'We were in the car assessing the damages when someone on the radio said this Harris Teeter was open,' Harris said. 'So we came for chips, donuts, cereal, lunch meats and cupcakes. And my husband needs his cigarettes.'

Some shoppers traveled up to 30 minutes on the road to try and get hold of supplies and wait times were up to four hours

Police were called in to help manage the lines with up to 15 officers assisting with crowd control

Elsewhere in line, Brenda Deval and her shacking chihuahua Ginger were close to being let into the store.

She lives in the Forest Hills area of the city, where a woman and her infant son were crushed to death Friday when the hurricane blew a giant oak tree on her house.

'It was crazy,' she said. 'The wind sounded like there was a freight train outside the door. There's a gaping hole in my roof, but at least we're not injured.'

Deval said she lined up to complement the food that's already in her house.

'We're getting guys helping us clean up the mess,' she said. 'So I'm getting extra food. I can't pay them, but at least, I'll feed them.'

The rest of stores are expected to open Sunday morning throughout Wilmington.

Heavy rain lashed shoppers who braved extreme weather and unfavorable traffic to get hold of supplies

Many families braved the elements and their efforts were rewarded with soda and sweet treats

 

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Main photo article The residents of Hurricane Florence-stricken Wilmington, N.C., started cleaning up the mess left by 100 mph-winds and torrential rains Saturday morning – and went shopping.
At 10am., the word spread like wildfire that, despite wide-spread electrical outages, one measly grocery store was open in t...

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