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Hurricane Florence water rescues amid severe flooding: Photos

Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Willie Schubert of Pollocksville, N.C., cradles his dog as he waits to be rescued by a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew off a stranded van in Pollocksville, Monday, Sept. 17, 2018.

First responders load an elderly resident onto a bus as they evacuate an assisted living facility to a church in Fayetteville, N.C., Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018.

Rescue personnel evacuate residents as flooding continues in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence in Spring Lake, N.C., Monday, Sept. 17, 2018.

First responders wade through a flooded neighborhood looking for residents who stayed behind as Florence continues to dump heavy rain in Fayetteville, N.C., Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018.

First responders remove resident Luke Luklee, left, from a flooded neighborhood in Lumberton, N.C., Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence

A man tries to get his dog out of a flooded neighborhood in Lumberton, N.C., Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence.

Willie Schubert of Pollocksville, N.C., cradle his dog Lucky as he waits to be rescued by a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew in Pollocksville, Monday, Sept. 17, 2018.

U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmer Samuel Knoeppel, center, and Randy Haba, right, approach Willie Schubert of Pollocksville, N.C., in Pollocksville on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018.

Bob Richling carries Iris Darden, 84, out of her flooded home as her daughter-in-law, Pam Darden, gathers her belongings in Spring Lake, N.C., Monday, Sept. 17, 2018.

William Larymore, right, and Salvatore Cirencione help resident Franklin Bessemer in Conway, S.C., Monday, Sept. 17, 2018.

Bob Richling carries Iris Darden, 84, into her flooded home joined by Darden's son, David Darden Jr., in Spring Lake, N.C., Monday, Sept. 17, 2018.

The National Guard shared these photos of rescues, including near Beulaville, NC, on their Facebook page.

A member of the U.S. Coast Guard walks down Mill Creek Road checking houses after tropical storm Florence hit Newport N.C., Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018.

Residents step out of a high water vehicle after being evacuated by the police when their neighborhood began to flood in Fayetteville, N.C., Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018.

Members of the North Carolina Task Force urban search and rescue team wade through a flooded neighborhood looking for residents in Fayetteville, N.C., Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018.

Members of the FEMA Urban Search & Rescue Task Force 4 and soldiers from the North Carolina National Guard search homes for evacuees in Fairfield Harbour during Hurricane Florence.

Members of the North Carolina National Guard search homes for evacuees during Hurricane Florence September 14, 2018, in Fairfield Harbour, North Carolina.

Members of the North Carolina National Guard help an evacuee into a truck during Hurricane Florence September 14, 2018, in Fairfield Harbour, North Carolina.

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Hurricane Florence water rescues amid severe flooding: PhotosWillie Schubert of Pollocksville, N.C., cradles his dog as he waits to be rescued by a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew off a stranded van in Pollocksville, Monday, Sept. 17, 2018.

AP Photo/Steve Helber

First responders from local, state and federal agencies are helping those stranded by high water as Hurricane Florence batters the Southeast.

The Coast Guard has more than 3,000 members responding .Members of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force 4 from Oakland, California, the Civilian Crisis Response Team and the North Carolina National Guard 105th Military Police Battalion from Asheville were also deployed to Fairfield Harbour for rescue operations.

Resident Tom Ballance called the rainfall "biblical," saying he's gotten reports from friends that his downtown seafood restaurant was flooded, just like the rest of the small city's historic downtown, and he's worried about the hundreds of people who needed to be rescued overnight in the city.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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