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Photos as Florence makes landfall on the East Coast

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Residents of Jacksonville, North Carolina stood in knee-deep water today as they surveyed flooding from Florence, which is now a tropical storm
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Homes are surrounded by floodwaters in Jacksonville, N.C., after Hurricane Florence made landfall today.
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Boats are stacked up on each other in a marina as a result from Florence in New Bern, NC., today.
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Members of the Greenville Fire Department swift water team go house to house checking flooded homes following Florence today in New Bern, N.C
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Rescue personnel use a small boat as they go house to house checking for flood victims from Florence in New Bern, NC. today.
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A tour boat is stacked up next to a railroad bridge as a result from Florence today in New Bern, N.C.,
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Rescue personnel use a small boat as they go house to house checking for flood victims from Florence today in New Bern, N.C.
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A sailboat is shoved up against a house and a collapsed garage today, after heavy wind and rain from Florence, now a tropical storm, blew through New Bern, N.C.
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Workers shore up an area on a railway prone to flooding from the nearby Lumber River in Lumberton, N.C. today in anticipation of flooding from heavy rains from Florence, now a tropical storm.
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A car drives around fallen trees From Florence, now a tropical storm today Wilmington, N.C.
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A fallen tree from Florence, now a tropical storm, covers several cars today in Wilmington, N.C.
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A car drives through water caused by the rain from Florence, now a tropical storm on U.S. 74/76 in Leland, N.C. today. The rain from Hurricane Florence was expected to continue through Sunday.
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Kevin Knox loads his cat, Sasha, into a boat that came to rescue his family from its flooded neighborhood as a result of Florence, now a tropical storm today in New Bern, N.C.
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Kevin Knox carries gas and a generator after being rescued from his flooded neighborhood from the effects of Florence, now a tropical storm today in New Bern, N.C.
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Authorities evacuate a family from rising waters caused by Florence, now a tropical storm, today in New Bern, N.C.
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A sign with a message regarding Hurricane Florence hangs in a storefront Friday in Lumberton, N.C. The rural town, battered by the collapse of its blue-collar economy and then by Hurricane Matthew, might also bear the brunt of Florence as the river that cuts through the middle of town continues to rise through the weekend.
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Rains from Hurricane Florence fall as crews remove tree limbs from a power line on Herritage Street today in Kinston, N.C.
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A National Guard vehicle drives past a Waffle House as Hurricane Florence slowly moves across the East Coast today in Florence, S.C
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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 today in New Bern, N.C.
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People move a wood and metal structure off a roadway after winds from Hurricane Florence blew it off a sales lot today in Florence, S.C.
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People move a wood and metal structure off a roadway after winds from Hurricane Florence blew it off a sales lot today in Florence, S.C.
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People move a wood and metal structure off a roadway after winds from Hurricane Florence blew it off a sales lot today in Florence, S.C.
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People move a wood and metal structure off a roadway after winds from Hurricane Florence blew it off a sales lot today in Florence, S.C.
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A piece of corrugated metal blown by winds from Hurricane Florence just misses a state patrolman as people move a wood and metal structure that was blown onto the roadway today in Florence, S.C.
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With use of a generator Ed and Nancy Schueren make dinner as they cope with no power and water after high winds and water today from Hurricane Florence hit Swansboro N.C.
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Lenoir County Sheriff deputies and members of the American Red Cross unload supplies from the bus carrying evacuees from Hurricane Florence that were staying at the shelter at South Lenoir High School on today in Kinston, N.C. People from the shelter there were relocated to shelter at Lenoir Community College.
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Steve Saint-Amand, South Lenoir High School principal, helps Annie Muse off the bus today in Kinston, N.C. at the American Red Cross evacuation shelter at Lenoir Community College. Muse and others were moved there after a power outage at the evacuation shelter at South Lenoir High School as many parts of the county were without power due to Hurricane Florence.
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A bulldozer drives along Vernon Avenue as strong winds and rain fall from Hurricane Florence today in Kinston, N.C.
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Strong winds from Hurricane Florence damage an awning today in Kinston, N.C., as rain continues to fall over Kinston and Lenoir County.
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Rains from Hurricane Florence fall as crews remove tree limbs from a power line on Herritage Street today in Kinston, N.C.
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A man crosses a flooded street in downtown Wilmington, N.C., after Hurricane Florence made landfall today.
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In this image from video, a resident rescues a dog by boat in floodwaters today in Jacksonville, N.C.. As floodwaters rise from Hurricane Florence some residents are volunteering to perform animal rescues by boat in flooded neighborhoods.
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Members of the North Carolina National Guard finish stacking sand bags under a highway overpass near the Lumber River which is expected to flood from Hurricane Florence's rain today in Lumberton, N.C.
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Rescue team members from the North Carolina National Guard 1/120th battalion go door-to-door as they evacuate residents in an apartment complex threatened by rising floodwaters from Hurricane Florence threatens his home today in New Bern, N.C.
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Rescue team members Sgt. Matt Locke, left, and Sgt. Nick Muhar, right, from the North Carolina National Guard 1/120th battalion, evacuates a family as the rising floodwaters from Hurricane Florence threatens their home today in New Bern, N.C.