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In Carolinas, a question as the rivers rise: Stay or go?

Hurricane Florence has claimed more than 30 lives

A man tries to get his dog out of a flooded neighborhood in Lumberton, N.C., Monday in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence. As the days drag on, Florence has taken a deceptive turn: The violent winds that rattled shingles off houses and tore down trees have subsided, and the pounding rain has eased, lulling many in the storm's path into believing they've already weathered the worst of it — even as rivers quietly churn and continue to rise. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Hurricane Florence flooding — A man tries to get his dog out of a flooded neighborhood in Lumberton, N.C., Monday in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence. As the days drag on, Florence has taken a deceptive turn: The violent winds that rattled shingles off houses and tore down trees have subsided, and the pounding rain has eased, lulling many in the storm's path into believing they've already weathered the worst of it — even as rivers quietly churn and continue to rise. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — The river seethed a quarter-mile away, bulging from its banks, so the patrol cars circled the neighborhood three times.

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