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Sat, September 15th 2018, 1:13 PM UTC

Lenoir County Sheriff deputies and members of the American Red Cross unload supplies from the bus carrying evacuees from Hurricane Florence that were staying at the shelter at South Lenoir High School on Friday, Sept. 14, 2018, in Kinston, N.C. People from the shelter there were relocated to shelter at Lenoir Community College. (Janet S. Carter/Daily Free Press via AP)

Robert Simmons Jr. and his kitten "Survivor" are rescued from floodwaters after Hurricane Florence dumped several inches of rain in the area overnight, Friday, Sept. 14, 2018 in New Bern, N.C. (Andrew Carter/The News & Observer via AP)

Water passes though a breach in the dune line on Hwy 12 between Frisco and Hatteras Village, N.C., Friday, Sept. 14, 2018. (Steve Earley /The Virginian-Pilot via AP)

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Lenoir County Sheriff deputies and members of the American Red Cross unload supplies from the bus carrying evacuees from Hurricane Florence that were staying at the shelter at South Lenoir High School on Friday, Sept. 14, 2018, in Kinston, N.C. People from the shelter there were relocated to shelter at Lenoir Community College. (Janet S. Carter/Daily Free Press via AP)

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