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.
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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.
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
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. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Rescue personnel evacuate residents as flooding continues in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence in Spring Lake, N.C., Monday, Sept. 17, 2018. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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 (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
Rescue personnel evacuate residents as flooding continues in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence in Spring Lake, N.C., Monday, Sept. 17, 2018. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
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. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
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. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
William Larymore, right, and Salvatore Cirencione help resident Franklin Bessemer in Conway, S.C., Monday, Sept. 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
The National Guard shared these photos of rescues, including near Beulaville, NC, on their Facebook page. (National Guard/Facebook)
The National Guard shared these photos of rescues, including near Beulaville, NC, on their Facebook page. (National Guard/Facebook)
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. (AP Photo/Tom Copeland)
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. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
The National Guard shared these photos of rescues, including near Beulaville, NC, on their Facebook page. (National Guard/Facebook)
The National Guard shared these photos of rescues, including near Beulaville, NC, on their Facebook page. (National Guard/Facebook)
The National Guard shared these photos of rescues, including near Beulaville, NC, on their Facebook page. (National Guard/Facebook)
The National Guard shared these photos of rescues, including near Beulaville, NC, on their Facebook page. (National Guard/Facebook)
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. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Members of the North Carolina National Guard search homes for evacuees during Hurricane Florence September 14, 2018, in Fairfield Harbour, North Carolina. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Members of the North Carolina National Guard help an evacuee into a truck during Hurricane Florence September 14, 2018, in Fairfield Harbour, North Carolina. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)