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Associated Press

Photos: Flooding, damage left in wake of Hurricane Florence

Hurricane Florence
A sailboat is shoved up against a house and a collapsed garage on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, after heavy wind and rain from Hurricane Florence, now a tropical storm, blew through New Bern, N.C.
Steve Helber | AP

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Emergency workers went door to door urging people to flee Florence's rising waters Saturday and rescuers used inflatable boats to pluck others from homes already submerged as the storm poured on the rain, setting the stage for what could be some of the most disastrous flooding in North Carolina history.

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Robert Simmons Jr. and his kitten "Survivor" are rescued from floodwaters after Hurricane Florence dumped several inches of rain in the area overnight on Friday, Sept. 14, 2018 in New Bern, N.C.
Andrew Carter | The News & Observer via AP
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Hurricane Florence
A sailboat is shoved up against a house and a collapsed garage on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, after heavy wind and rain from Hurricane Florence, now a tropical storm, blew through New Bern, N.C.
Steve Helber | AP
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Rescue personnel transport a flood victim and her animals to dry land after heavy rains from Hurricane Florence, now a tropical storm, in New Bern, N.C., on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018.
Steve Helber | AP