Hundreds of Wilmington, N.C., residents stranded by floodwaters left by Hurricane Florence lined up Wednesday for free food, water, and tarps. The port city remains mostly cut off from the rest of the state due to flooded highways. Officials said they will open roads as soon as flooding recedes and downed trees and power lines are cleared. Relief workers handed out supplies as residents drove up to pallets brought in by big military trucks and helicopters.

UPDATE: Authorities reopened a single unidentified road leading into Wilmington, N.C., Monday, as the possibility of additional flooding from the nearby Cape Fear River, swollen by upstream rain dumped by Florence, threatened more homes and businesses. “Things are getting better slowly, and we thank God for that,” said Woody White, the chairman of the New Hanover County Commissioners.

Rescue workers in the Philippines searched for survivors Monday after powerful Typhoon Mangkhut battered the northern Philippines and China over the weekend, killing at least 69 people. The typhoon weakened to a tropical storm on Monday as it moved farther into southern China. The Philippine national police confirmed that 65 people died in the storm, with 43 others missing. Chinese officials said at least four people died in Guangdong province.

UPDATE: Authorities in North and South Carolina said Saturday that the death toll related to Florence had climbed to 11, as crews rescued people from rising waters caused by record amounts of rainfall along the coast and inland. More than 2 feet of rain had fallen in places, with an additional 1½ feet possible in the two-state region from the slow-moving tropical storm through Sunday.

On Sunday morning, church members won’t gather for worship services at Lifepoint Church in Wilmington, N.C., near where Hurricane Florence made landfall on Friday, downing trees, knocking out electricity, and threatening to cause catastrophic flooding in North and South Carolina.

But while the congregation won’t meet during the still-dangerous conditions on Sunday, Lifepoint Pastor Jeff Kapusta told me that doesn’t mean church is canceled.

Typhoon Mangkhut continued to barrel toward the northern Philippines on Friday, a day before it is expected to make landfall, as residents continue to prepare for the strongest storm so far this year. Forecasters predict the storm, categorized by the Hawaii-based Joint Typhoon Warning center as a “super typhoon,” likely will make landfall close to Isabela province early Saturday. Philippine state forecaster Chris Perez said the typhoon will then move across the northern part of the country.

Southern Baptist Disaster Relief said Wednesday it is working with other national organizations in a coordinated disaster relief effort ahead of Hurricane Florence. The group, which is part of the denomination’s North American Mission Board (NAMB), has committed 22 mobile field kitchens to the region, with a per day capacity of 315,000 meals.