As the Carolinas begin to recover from Hurricane Florence and brace for the inevitable flooding its biblical downpours caused, the extent of the damage is only just starting to become plain.
Florence made landfall on Friday, bringing with her 30 inches of rain in some parts and causing at least 20 deaths including those of two babies.
Streets remain impassable throughout much of the affected region and 500,000 people are still without power.
There are shortages in food and water and the worst of the flooding is still feared as the rain continues despite it being downgraded to a tropical depression.
The damage is expected to cost $22billion and for many, the question of when they will be able to return home remains unanswered.
Here, in a sobering collection of before-and-after photographs, the devastation is clear.
Streets have been replaced with rivers and once towering street lights or business signs now barely remain above water.
A street in Lumberton, North Carolina, is shown before the hurricane and on Sunday September 16 as residents were rescued from the rising flood water. At least 20 people are dead and 500,000 are without power as a result of Florence, the deadliest weather system to have hit the US this year. It was downgraded to a tropical depression on Friday but the worst is not yet over with flood waters expected to rise as the rain continues and people begin to go from emergency mode into rebuilding
A rural street in Newport, North Carolina, is pictured before Florence hit on Friday and afterwards, on Saturday, as a member of the US Coast Guard looked for anyone who was stuck. Authorities have begged residents to stay off the roads until the flood waters recede
In Wilmington, North Carolina, one of the worst affected areas, abandoned cars were left to float in the rising waters on Saturday as residents fled and tried to ride out the worst of the hurricane. It is where the popular series One Tree Hill was filmed. Actors from the show are now appealing for donation from fans to help the town rebuild
This quiet neighborhood in Fayetteville, North Carolina, was almost submerged in water as a result of Florence's downpours. The relief effort has only just begun in the town. One of the largest concerns in Fayetteville was over the Cape Fear River which continued to rise on Monday
Wilmington, a port city with a population of around 115,000, braced for one of the worst its. Part of its town center is shown left, before Florence, and right, on Friday as the flood waters began to creep through its streets and threaten homes and lives
South Front Street in New Bern, North Carolina is shown before Florence and after her. The flood waters were so strong that they uprooted some of the town's iconic bear statues and sent them floating around. The statue on the right was not there before this weekend
The Neuse River in New Bern is shown left and right in just a difference of four hours after Florence hit this weekend. More than 4,300 homes have been destroyed in the small town alone since the hurricane made landfall. Only around 30,000 people live there
In Jacksonville, North Carolina, the flood water jumped over steel fences and swamped rural, wooded areas, prompting panic among residents. The local high school was among properties destroyed by the flood waters. Residents are now waiting for news about when they can resume normal life
In Providence Plantation, a suburb of Charlotte, the rising water is shown left, before the storm hit, and right, on Saturday after a day of solid rainfall. Charlotte is bearing the brunt of the storm with huge power outages remaining. The flooding is still expected to rise
In Bath, North Carolina, a homeowner's pier is sown left, before the storm, and right, what is left of it afterwards. It was all but wiped away by the flood waters. Bath is a small town which sits on the banks of Bath Creek and has direct access to the Pamlico River, putting its residents at greater risk of flooding
A webcam in Oriental is shown on the 12th of September, left, and on Thursday, before the worst of the rain and flooding. It too is a coastal town which is wedged between the Neuse River and Pamlico Sound
A home in Newport, North Carolina, is pictured before Florence hit and right, as its residents escaped in a boat while flood water rose around their property and threatened their lives
A shopping complex in Wilmington, North Carolina, is pictured before the hurricane hit and right, afterwards, on Friday
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Main photo article As the Carolinas begin to recover from Hurricane Florence and brace for the inevitable flooding its biblical downpours caused, the extent of the damage is only just starting to become plain.
Florence made landfall on Friday, bringing with her 30 inches of rain in some parts and causing at least...
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