Here Are Photos That Show The Aftermath Of Florence And The Residents Who Are Enduring The Storm

Catastrophic flooding, destroyed homes, and rescuers ushering people to safety.

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Remy Smidt
by Remy Smidt

BuzzFeed News Reporter

Hurricane Florence made landfall on the North Carolina coast Friday morning. The storm, now classified as a tropical depression, brought with it catastrophic flooding and rainfall. At least 14 people have died.

These photos show the storm's impact — from homes surrounded by floodwaters to scattered debris — and the resilience of the residents and rescuers who are enduring its aftermath.

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Joseph Eudi assesses the impact of Hurricane Florence in New Bern, North Carolina, on Saturday.

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An uprooted tree in New Bern, North Carolina, on Saturday.

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Rescuers take a man from his home after a large tree fell on it on Friday in Wilmington, North Carolina.

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Waves crash into Jennette's Pier in Nags Head, North Carolina, on Friday.

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A boat lays smashed against a car garage, deposited there by the high winds and storm surge from Hurricane Florence along the Neuse River September 15, 2018 in New Bern, North Carolina.


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Alice Tolson walks through debris at her house in New Bern, North Carolina, on Saturday.

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Eric Edwards Jr. (left) and Elliott Farmer Jr. at Washington Street United Methodist Church on Friday at a storm shelter in Columbia, South Carolina.

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In Jacksonville, North Carolina, on Saturday, a man makes a call as his house is enclosed by floodwaters.

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A man carries wine on Saturday in Columbia, South Carolina.

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The US Coast Guard in Lumberton, North Carolina, take Susan Hedgepeth and her dog Cooper to higher ground on Sunday.

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Robert Dolman walks by a Cadillac on Sunday in Wilmington, North Carolina.

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The storm surge filled Bill Wheeler's store in New Bern, North Carolina, with 4 feet of water. He recorded the damage on Saturday.

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Jerry King removes mud from his floors in New Bern, North Carolina, on Saturday.

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Jessie Lawrence pulls her daughter Kinsley Spaid as she sits in a little boat in Davis, North Carolina, on Saturday.

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People line up with gas cans on Saturday in Wilmington, North Carolina.

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Tommy Chisenhall travels to his home in Newport, North Carolina, on Saturday.

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"I'm going to hang this in defiance of Hurricane Florence," Jonathan Griffin told the AP of putting this US flag on his boat in Davis, North Carolina, on Saturday.

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Rescuers help save a woman and her dog in James City, North Carolina, on Friday.

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Three children are rescued on Friday in James City, North Carolina.

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A woman looks out from her home in Lumberton, North Carolina, on Sunday.



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