Members of the Marion Rural Fire Department carry supplies to a homeowner flooded after Tropical Storm Florence in Marion, South Carolina, U.S. September 17, 2018. REUTERS/Randall Hill
WILMINGTON/FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (Reuters) - Rescue teams were trying to reach hundreds of people on Monday and racing against rising rivers and floods that could last for days after Florence dumped record rain on the Carolinas and killed at least 31 people.
Thousands of rescues have taken place in the two states and over 650 people were taken to safety in and around Wilmington, North Carolina, said Barbi Baker, a spokeswoman for New Hanover County. The city, which took a direct hit when Florence ploughed into the state as a hurricane on Friday, has been largely cut off since then due to storm surges and flooding from the Cape Fear River.
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