News PHOTOS: Damage and rescues as Hurricane Florence hits NC by: WAVY Web Staff Posted: Sep 16, 2018 / 10:17 AM EDT Updated: Sep 16, 2018 / 10:17 AM EDT Volunteer Amber Hersel from the Civilian Crisis Response Team helps rescue 7-year-old Keiyana Cromartie and her family from their flooded home September 14, 2018 in James City, United States. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (Chip Somodevilla) Neighborhoods are flooded after the storm surge from Hurricane Florence flooded the Neuse River September 14, 2018 in New Bern, North Carolina. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (Chip Somodevilla) Volunteers from all over North Carolina help rescue residents from their flooded homes during Hurricane Florence September 14, 2018 in New Bern, North Carolina. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (Chip Somodevilla) Neighborhoods are flooded after the storm surge from Hurricane Florence flooded the Neuse River September 14, 2018 in New Bern, North Carolina. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (Chip Somodevilla) Volunteers from all over North Carolina help rescue residents from their flooded homes during Hurricane Florence September 14, 2018 in New Bern, North Carolina. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (Chip Somodevilla) Homes are flooded after a storm surge from Hurricane Florence flooded the Neuse River September 14, 2018 in New Bern, North Carolina. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (Chip Somodevilla) Volunteers from all over North Carolina help rescue residents and their pets from their flooded homes during Hurricane Florence September 14, 2018 in New Bern, North Carolina. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (Chip Somodevilla) Broken from their moorings, boats are wrecked against a railroad bridge that crosses the Neuse River during Hurricane Florence September 14, 2018 in New Bern, North Carolina. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (Chip Somodevilla) Volunteers from all over North Carolina help rescue residents and their pets from their flooded homes during Hurricane Florence September 14, 2018 in New Bern, North Carolina. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (Chip Somodevilla) Volunteers from all over North Carolina help rescue residents and their pets from their flooded homes during Hurricane Florence September 14, 2018 in New Bern, North Carolina. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (Chip Somodevilla) Volunteers from all over North Carolina help rescue residents and their pets from their flooded homes during Hurricane Florence September 14, 2018 in New Bern, United States. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (Chip Somodevilla) Members of the Boone County Fire Rescue team check for occupants in a home surrounded by flood waters after Hurricane Florence passed through the area on September 14, 2018 in Bolivia, North Carolina. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (Joe Raedle) Members of the Boone County Fire Rescue team check for occupants in a home surrounded by flood waters after Hurricane Florence passed through the area on September 14, 2018 in Bolivia, North Carolina. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (Joe Raedle) Members of the Boone County Fire Rescue team check for occupants in a home surrounded by flood waters after Hurricane Florence passed through the area on September 14, 2018 in Bolivia, North Carolina. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (Joe Raedle) Jacob Fernandez and Josh Fernandez (L-R) play around on the tree that fell near their home as Hurricane Florence passed through the area on September 14, 2018 in Bolivia, North Carolina, United States. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (Joe Raedle) A volunteer rescue truck drives underneath a fallen tree that is suspended by power lines blown down by Hurricane Florence September 14, 2018 in New Bern, North Carolina. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (Chip Somodevilla) A North Carolina National Guard truck drives underneath a fallen tree that is suspended by power lines blown down by Hurricane Florence September 14, 2018 in New Bern, North Carolina. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (Chip Somodevilla) A fire truck drives past a large tree blown over by Hurricane Florence on September 14, 2018 in Wilmington, North Carolina. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) (Mark Wilson) National Guard trucks with FEMA boats are parked after Hurricane Florence hit the area, on September 14, 2018 in Wilmington, North Carolina. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) (Mark Wilson) Members of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force 4 from Oakland, California, search a flooded neighborhood for evacuees during Hurricane Florence September 14, 2018 in Fairfield Harbour, North Carolina. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (Chip Somodevilla) Volunteers from the Civilian Crisis Response Team help people to higher ground after rescuing them from their flooded homes during Hurricane Florence September 14, 2018 in James City, North Carolina. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (Chip Somodevilla) Members of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force 4 from Oakland, California, search a flooded neighborhood for evacuees during Hurricane Florence September 14, 2018 in Fairfield Harbour, United States. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (Chip Somodevilla) Members of the North Carolina National Guard 105th Military Police Battalion from Asheville search homes for evacuees during Hurricane Florence September 14, 2018 in Fairfield Harbour, North Carolina. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (Chip Somodevilla) Waves created by Hurricane Florence are seen along Cherry Grove Fishing Pier on September 14, 2018 in North Myrtle Beach, United States. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (Joe Raedle) Rescue workers from Township No. 7 Fire Department and volunteers from the Civilian Crisis Response Team use a truck to move people rescued from their flooded homes in James City, United States. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (Chip Somodevilla) Rescue workers from Township No. 7 Fire Department and volunteers from the Civilian Crisis Response Team use a boat to rescue a woman and her dog from their flooded home in James City, United States. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (Chip Somodevilla) Rescue workers from Township No. 7 Fire Department and volunteers from the Civilian Crisis Response Team use a truck to move people rescued from their flooded homes in James City, United States. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (Chip Somodevilla) Volunteers from the Civilian Crisis Response Team rescue a man with chest pains from his flooded home September 14, 2018 in James City, United States. 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