EPISODE · Oct 7, 2016 · 7 MIN
How to Move 2 Million People Out of Hurricane Matthew’s Way
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Across swaths of Florida, South Carolina, Georgia, and North Carolina, half the highway lanes have reversed. Traffic engineers call this "contraflow," the volte-face of normal traffic. Now, on both sides of these roads, vehicles only run one way-away from Hurricane Matthew. As the Category 4 storm ripped the Caribbean with 145 mph winds, local and state officials urged nearly two million Americans to flee their homes before it hit the southern Atlantic coast. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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How to Move 2 Million People Out of Hurricane Matthew’s Way
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