HURRICANE FLORENCE

>> Dana Fox News alert ░░░░░░░░ coast guard working around ░░░░░░░░ clock responding to Florence ░░░░░░░░ operations to airlift people ░░░░░░░░ in floodwaters that are ░░░░░░░░ rising as thousands remain ░░░░░░░░ and water log neighborhoods ░░░░░░░░ is live in lumberton ░░░░░░░░ Carolina I know that ░░░░░░░░ fairly well Christina How ░░░░░░░░ people in those areas ░░░░░░░░ evacuated The driver of ░░░░░░░░ boat actually knows who ░░░░░░░░ are What you are ░░░░░░░░ right now is a ░░░░░░░░ submerged a submerged gas ░░░░░░░░ This is a rescue ░░░░░░░░ A volunteer rescue boat ░░░░░░░░ I am standing on ░░░░░░░░ now What we did ░░░░░░░░ the past hour and ░░░░░░░░ half as we went ░░░░░░░░ the rescue boat People ░░░░░░░░ called from the town ░░░░░░░░ mayfair a small community ░░░░░░░░ here There are a ░░░░░░░░ of people who live ░░░░░░░░ here They are asking ░░░░░░░░ help That s the ░░░░░░░░ thing though is that ░░░░░░░░ need to have their ░░░░░░░░ phones in order to ░░░░░░░░ the rescue boat They ░░░░░░░░ in that area so ░░░░░░░░ took out a family ░░░░░░░░ well as a woman ░░░░░░░░ her three pets She ░░░░░░░░ a cat and two ░░░░░░░░ They were successfully put ░░░░░░░░ the boat He was ░░░░░░░░ to see her walk ░░░░░░░░ because she is barely ░░░░░░░░ had maybe one bag ░░░░░░░░ chose to bring her ░░░░░░░░ litter all the dog ░░░░░░░░ for pets because that ░░░░░░░░ her priority What you ░░░░░░░░ seeing in front of ░░░░░░░░ is just a completely ░░░░░░░░ gas station and convenient ░░░░░░░░ There is an ATM ░░░░░░░░ is submerged The water ░░░░░░░░ so deep that there ░░░░░░░░ two cars you are ░░░░░░░░ to see if the ░░░░░░░░ because they are in ░░░░░░░░ far distance that we ░░░░░░░░ drove over with our ░░░░░░░░ that are completely submerged ░░░░░░░░ water We have been ░░░░░░░░ with the volunteers here ░░░░░░░░ around to make sure ░░░░░░░░ nobody in the area ░░░░░░░░ any help This is ░░░░░░░░ actual highway An actual ░░░░░░░░ completely submerged in water ░░░░░░░░ Dana Are there still ░░░░░░░░ that are refusing to ░░░░░░░░ evacuated Yes that s ░░░░░░░░ issue with a lot ░░░░░░░░ people have spoken to ░░░░░░░░ the past few days ░░░░░░░░ survived the previous hurricanes ░░░░░░░░ they feel they can ░░░░░░░░ this one out As ░░░░░░░░ can see it s ░░░░░░░░ very very warm it ░░░░░░░░ a sunny day right ░░░░░░░░ But the concern is ░░░░░░░░ sewage systems here all ░░░░░░░░ been completely backed up ░░░░░░░░ water just from this ░░░░░░░░ when we come out ░░░░░░░░ risen a little bit ░░░░░░░░ the point right can ░░░░░░░░ even see the ATM ░░░░░░░░ anymore The people we ░░░░░░░░ that don t want ░░░░░░░░ leave believe that they ░░░░░░░░ the water will go ░░░░░░░░ because the weather supposed ░░░░░░░░ get a little bit ░░░░░░░░ further down than a ░░░░░░░░ They feel they have ░░░░░░░░ supplies they have a ░░░░░░░░ however that s the ░░░░░░░░ You just need one ░░░░░░░░ to change things around ░░░░░░░░ has been some of ░░░░░░░░ people saying this is ░░░░░░░░ because of the flooding ░░░░░░░░ time around the flooding ░░░░░░░░ a lot worse Were ░░░░░░░░ to head in the ░░░░░░░░ of there That s ░░░░░░░░ town of wayfarer behind ░░░░░░░░ What you are seeing ░░░░░░░░ homes are behind the ░░░░░░░░ in the far distance ░░░░░░░░ wanted to give you ░░░░░░░░ of just how deep ░░░░░░░░ entire water is behind ░░░░░░░░ Literally the fact that ░░░░░░░░ are going to go ░░░░░░░░ a gas station right ░░░░░░░░ differently not tall enough ░░░░░░░░ touch the ceiling but ░░░░░░░░ is just one example ░░░░░░░░ many areas in North ░░░░░░░░ that are completely submerged ░░░░░░░░ quickly Dana I spoke ░░░░░░░░ one person that was ░░░░░░░░ here He told me ░░░░░░░░ a lot of his ░░░░░░░░ they survive on services ░░░░░░░░ are within the service ░░░░░░░░ When you think almost ░░░░░░░░ is shut down in ░░░░░░░░ area there s been ░░░░░░░░ power the same thing ░░░░░░░░ our hotels Where are ░░░░░░░░ going to work in ░░░░░░░░ near future That has ░░░░░░░░ the problem This economy ░░░░░░░░ been hit a few ░░░░░░░░ in the past by ░░░░░░░░ It seems to keep ░░░░░░░░