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Thursday, November 19, 2015

News Lunch Break (11/18/15): Overnight rains lead to road closures south of Charlotte

Posted By on Thu, Nov 19, 2015 at 12:38 PM


Heavy rains overnight have led to flooding in the greater Charlotte area. Most of the rain is reportedly done coming down for the day, with the exception of moderate showers in localized spots, and the sun is expected to return by this afternoon. The rain led to some flooding, especially in Union County. For a long list of the roads closed today in that area, see this story from WSOC. (Keith Monday & Christine Rapp, WSOC) Fallen trees associated with the storm also took out power in different areas of Charlotte this morning. Check here for Duke Energy's power outage map. 

Lupie's Cafe on Monroe Road is currently closed after the building looks to have suffered extensive damage from a hit-and-run car accident overnight. The driver smashed into the building's front porch and entrance at about 2:30 a.m. this morning. Police said 26-year-old Zakariya Azizy was cited for the hit-and-run. (April Bethea, Charlotte Observer) 

Officials confirmed this morning that the man suspected of planning the Paris attacks last Friday night was killed during a raid on an apartment in Saint-Denis, a Paris suburb. Paris police said the body of 27-year-old Abdelhamid Abaaoud was found in the apartment following the raid, along with a second body, a female who was possibly Abaaoud's cousin who reportedly detonated a suicide vest during the raid. Abaaoud is believed to be connected with at least six of four terrorist plots foiled in France this year. Several people were arrested in the raid. (USA Today)

A video obtained and released by the Daily Mail shows one of the attacks in Paris last Friday, in which three men attack a cafe full of people. The video shows two men calmly firing on the cafe while a third maneuvers a car behind them. The men then enter the vehicle and drive off. In the first video, one attacker is seen approaching a woman just out of a view and attempting to kill her execution style, but his gun jams. She then stands up, entering the view of the camera, and runs off. 

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