US - North Carolina: 1.9 million poultry killed in hurricane Matthew flooding, carcasses & waste dams are potential threat to fresh water supply - Oct

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[FONT=&quot] [h=1]1.9 Million Chickens, Turkeys Killed in North Carolina Flooding From Hurricane Matthew[/h]
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[FONT=&quot] By Ada Carr


Published Oct 15 2016 07:49 PM EDT




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[FONT=&quot]In a statement obtained by The Washington Post, Gov. Pat McCrory said officials would work to quickly [/FONT]dispose of decaying animal carcasses that could contaminate the floodwaters[FONT=&quot] and pose a potential public health threat if waste from the facilities were to wash into fresh water.

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