Florence Flooding Worsening in the Carolinas

FLORENCE IS MOVING SLOWLY-- BUT FLOOD WATERS ARE RISING FAST. THE STORM IS CRAWLING OVER PARTS OF THE CAROLINAS-- RELENTLESSLY DUMPING LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. ALL THAT WATER PLUS DANGEROUS WINDS AND POWERFUL STORM SURGE ARE TURNING SOME TOWNS INTO RUSHING RIVERS. HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE TRAPPED IN THEIR HOMES AND HAD TO BE RESCUED... ALONG WITH THEIR PETS. CREWS FROM SEVERAL STATES, SOME AS FAR AWAY AS CALIFORNIA HAVE ARRIVED IN THE CAROLINAS TO ASSIST IN THOSE WATER RESCUES. THE STORM IS BEING BLAMED FOR AT LEAT 5 DEATHS-- AND OFFICIALS BELIEVE THAT NUMBER COULD RISE WHEN THE FLOOD WATERS DROP. MEANWHILE-- RAIN AND STORM SURGES ARE PUSHING WATER INLAND AND NOT ALLOWING RIVERS TO DRAIN. AND AS FLORENCE CONTINUES TO HOVER OVER THIS AREA-- FLOODING IS WORSENING BY THE HOUR. IN MYRTLE BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA