SOURCED: BBC NEWSImage copyrightREUTERSImage captionHurricane Florence seen off the US east coast, over the Atlantic Ocean
Hurricane Florence made landfall in North Carolina on Friday, drenching the East Coast area of the United States.
Five deaths have been linked to the storm and thousands of people spent the night in emergency shelters.
Originally categorised as a hurricane, Florence has since been downgraded to a tropical storm.
Evacuation warnings have been issued for 1.7 million people as it moves across North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.
Here is a selection of striking images from when it hit.
Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionMany residents in affected areas boarded up their homes and businesses before the storm hitImage copyrightREUTERSImage captionThe storm caused many roads, towns, and cities to be floodedImage copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionSome North Carolina residents had to be evacuated by emergency teamsImage copyrightJOJO TURBEVILLEImage captionAircraft including helicopters, an aeroplane and a microlight were damaged by high winds at Marion County Airport in FloridaImage copyrightREUTERSImage captionAround 150 people were trapped in their houses in the North Carolina city of New BernImage copyrightREUTERSImage captionWater from the nearby Neuse River flooded the cityImage copyrightREUTERSImage captionNew Bern’s streets were flooded during the heavy rainfallImage copyrightREUTERSImage captionBoats were carried by the force of the winds from New Bern’s docks on to the city’s streets
Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionSome residents were reluctant to evacuate because not all shelters accept petsImage copyrightREUTERSImage captionTrees were downed across North Carolina amid high windsImage copyrightAFPImage captionPeople watch as a neighbour is rescued after a tree fell on his home in Wilmington, North Carolina
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