Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen is traveling to the US state of North Carolina on Monday to see the aftermath of Hurricane Florence and receive updates on response efforts, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in a press release.

More than 500,000 people in the United States remain without power three days after Hurricane Florence made landfall in the state of North Carolina, the web portal poweroutage.us said on Monday.

The number of victims of the Florence tropical storm, which made landfall in the southeastern US state of North Carolina on Friday, increased from five to seven people, local media reported on Saturday, citing local authorities.

At least 907,000 consumers in the United States were left without electricity as a result of the Florence tropical storm off the coast of North Carolina, local media reported Saturday

Two amphibious warships with an 800-strong Marine expeditionary force have deployed to the southeastern coast of the United States to aid rescue efforts as Hurricane Florence moves inland, the US Navy announced in a press release on Friday.