A two story house in Rocky Mount, NC was completely swept off the
foundation and washed away at a 90 degree angle and 45 degree pitch during flooding after
Hurricane Floyd in 1999. Photograph by Martha Daniel.
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From Hurricane Floyd: Overview
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From Hurricane Floyd: Overview
Raymond and Eunice English stand with all of their earthly possessions. At 92, Raymond is
one of the oldest in the community of Northeast, North Carolina, and has little chance of
earning the income needed to rebuild. Photograph by Rob Amberg, ©2000.
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From Hurricane Floyd: Overview
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From Hurricane Floyd: Overview
FEMA contractors load remnants of a home in Duplin County. Photograph by Rob Amberg,
©2000.
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From Hurricane Floyd: Overview
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From Hurricane Floyd: Overview
Jim Connors, a hog farmer who also considers himself an environmentalist, stands by the
barn where the flood took his hogs. He devised a system made from PVC pipes to prevent
his dead hogs from washing away. For more than ten days he could only reach his farm by
boat. Photograph by Rob Amberg, ©2000.
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From Hurricane Floyd: Community
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From Hurricane Floyd: Community
NASA satellite image of Hurricane Floyd. From http://rsd.gsfc.nasa.gov/rsd/images/Floyd.html.
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From Hurricane Floyd: Damage
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From Hurricane Floyd: Damage
Another satellite image of the hurricane. From http://rsd.gsfc.nasa.gov/rsd/images/Floyd.html.
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From Hurricane Floyd: Storm
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From Hurricane Floyd: Storm
The winds of Hurricane Floyd felled numerous ancient trees as the storm passed over
terrain already drenched, but the real damage would come from the floodwaters that rose
two to three days after the winds subsided. Photograph by Rob Amberg, ©2000.
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From Hurricane Floyd: Damage
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From Hurricane Floyd: Damage
The flood ruined thousands of dwellings, rendering many permanently uninhabitable. ©
Photograph by Rob Amberg. Used with permission of Amberg/SOHP, 1999.
Original Image from Documenting the American South
From Hurricane Floyd: Damage
Original Image from Documenting the American South
From Hurricane Floyd: Damage
A boat was washed away and became wedged between two trees as a result of flooding after
Hurricane Floyd in 1999.
Photograph copyright by Martha Daniel/danieldesign.com. Used with permission, 1999.
Original Image from Documenting the American South
From Hurricane Floyd: Damage
Original Image from Documenting the American South
From Hurricane Floyd: Damage
FEMA contractors clear debris - all that remained of a home ruined by the flooding in
Duplin County. Photograph by Rob Amberg. Used with permission of Amberg/SOHP, 1999.
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From Hurricane Floyd: Rebuilding
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From Hurricane Floyd: Rebuilding
Renee Lee, her children, and others from her community of White Stocking survey her
grandmother's home. Renee's own mobile home was a total loss, and her grandmother now
lives in a FEMA trailer. Photograph by Rob Amberg,©2000.
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From Hurricane Floyd: Rebuilding
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From Hurricane Floyd: Rebuilding
Cavenaugh's Restaurant known for its barbeque, fried chicken, fresh vegetables, and grape
hull pie, pleads with passersby for help in rebuilding after the flood. Photograph by Rob
Amberg. Used with permission of Amberg/SOHP, 1999.
Original Image from Documenting the American South
From Hurricane Floyd: Rebuilding
Original Image from Documenting the American South
From Hurricane Floyd: Rebuilding
Aaron (shown here) and Jenny Cavenaugh have their first batch of new turkeys since the
flood. He described an eerie silence as the floodwaters covered his barns and drowned
tens of thousands of the Thanksgiving birds just weeks before they were to go to market.
Photograph by Rob Amberg, ©2000.
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From Hurricane Floyd: Rebuilding
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From Hurricane Floyd: Rebuilding
