Al Roker Apologizes For Smiling Selfie During Deadly SC Flooding
“I Am Sorry:” Al Roker Apologizes For Smiling Selfie During Deadly South Carolina Flooding
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley on Monday described last week’s deluge as the kind of storm that comes only once in one thousand years. President Barack Obama declared a state of emergency. Al Roker, well, he took a smiling selfie while covering the deadly flooding in South Carolina.
The NBC weatherman apologized following uproar over the photo of him surrounded by two crew members against the backdrop of a bright green car stuck in a crumbling road. Although the woman escaped from the car, Roker acknowledged that the photo was in poor taste, writes the New York Daily News.
It’s a good thing he apologized, notes the news outlet:
At least 10 weather-related deaths in South Carolina and two in North Carolina were blamed on the vast rainstorm, including those of five people who drowned in their cars in Columbia alone. A solid week of rainfall also sent about 1,000 to shelters and left about 40,000 without drinkable water.
The storm was likely fueled by much-feared Hurricane Joaquin. While the named system missed the East Coast it created a “fire hose” of tropical moisture that aimed directly at the state. By Monday, the heaviest rains had moved into the mid-Atlantic states, but not before making history in South Carolina.
The governor warned that just because the rain had stopped, doesn’t mean the worst is over.
SOURCE: New York Daily News | PHOTO CREDIT: Twitter
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