Chapel Hill business owners and residents woke up Monday to nearly 200 flooded cars, busted storefronts and mud and debris left behind by a 3- to- 5-foot wall of water delivered by Tropical Storm Chantal.
The town evacuated more than 60 people from several apartment complexes overnight.
At Eastgate Crossing Shopping Center and University Place mall, restoration crews were taking stock of the damage and assessing the next steps for cleanup and repairs. A Chapel Hill police officer was patrolling Eastgate Crossing, on the lookout for looters after some were reported entering through broken doorways Sunday night…