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Hurricane Florence has claimed dozens of lives and an untold number of homes. Officials warn that by the time Cape Fear River crests in Cumberland County, N.C. on today, it will threaten to swamp anything within a mile on either side of it.
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Trailers at a park off Route 181 were relocated from their permanent platforms located next to Steele Creek in anticipation of rising water from the effects of Tropical Storm Florence, Sunday, Sept. 16 in Morganton, N.C.
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A man paddles through the neighborhood as Hurricane Florence leaves a trail of flooded roads, broken trees and downed power lines across Leland, N.C., Sunday, Sept. 16.
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Jonathan Griffin hangs an American Flag on his boat after Hurricane Florence hit Davis N.C.,Saturday, Sept. 15. Griffin said "I'm going to hang this in defiance of Hurricane Florence".
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Sand bags surround homes on North Topsail Beach, N.C., Wednesday, Sept. 12, as Hurricane Florence threatens the coast.
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Heath Cutrell uses a combine to harvest corn as the effects of Hurricane Florence begin to be felt in Chesapeake, Va., on Thursday, Sept. 13. Cutrell's farm harvested 1000 acres of corn during the past two weeks in advance of the hurricane's arrival.
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Heath Cutrell uses a combine to harvest corn as the effects of Hurricane Florence begin to be felt in Chesapeake, Va., on Thursday, Sept. 13. Cutrell's farm harvested 1000 acres of corn during the past two weeks in advance of the hurricane's arrival.
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A surfer makes a hard turn into a wave at Buckroe Beach Thursday, Sept. 13 as Hurricane Florence approaches the coast.
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Josephine Mitchell, left, and Claudia Mitchell use clothing to cover their eyes as sand blows through the air at Buckroe Beach Thursday, Sept. 13 as Hurricane Florence approaches the coast.
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The Valezquez family poses for a photo in the lobby of the SpringHill Suites hotel in Winter Garden, Fla., near Walt Disney World, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018, after evacuating their home in Myrtle Beach, SC, to get out of the path of Hurricane Florence. From left, mom Kelly; Elena, 1; dad Victor; and Victor, Jr., 4.
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Jamie Swanson, left, makes a point talking with Meg Gimelli, far right, as Pete Gimelli, second right, Noah Swanson, center, and Dominique Gimelli, 9, listen as the Swanson and Gimelli families gather at their temporary shelter, a cabin at the Tropical Palms RV Resort in Kissimmee, Fla., Thursday, Sept. 13, after evacuating from their home in Wilmington, NC, to get out of the path of Hurricane Florence.