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Fear looms as Hurricane Matthew approaches
Governor urges compliance with mandatory evacuations
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City of Tybee Island employees load an emergency management trailer during preparations for Hurricane Matthew Wednesday on Tybee Island, Ga. - photo by Associated Press
ST. MARYS — Lori Crowe is frightened at the thought of Hurricane Matthew looming near while she sits inside a coastal Georgia saloon less than a block away from shore.Crowe, 50, was among a dozen people trying to find comfort late Thursday at the Seagle's Saloon in St. Marys, Georgia, as light rain began to fall. Crowe and three friends left Neptune Beach, Florida, in search of a hotel, but couldn't find anything until they wound up at the saloon as other patrons shared stories of past storms.For Crowe, this could be her first hurricane encounter."I'm scared to death," she said while holding her Yorkshire terrier named Brie. "I'd never been through anything like this.
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