Florence floodwaters roar in downtown Fayetteville
Behind the
By Tuesday, when the
Some of it already is.
Police barricaded
About the same time, police went door-to-door along
Almost two years ago, Hurricane Matthew caused extensive flooding of homes along Sessoms and other nearby streets. Many of those homes were built by
A nearby creek was also swiftly rising behind the homes on
A few doors away, water had covered part of the dead-end section of
Down the road,
Both men said their homes were flooded by Hurricane Matthew. It took about a year for the repairs to be made and they could move back into their homes.
They worried that the same thing was about to happen all over again.
"If they let us rebuild it, I'm not building it," Davis said. "I'd rather go elsewhere. That's twice in two years."
During Hurricane Matthew, Davis didn't have a mortgage or flood insurance. Now, he said, he's got a
As they stood on the porch, a
On Saturday, the
If it does, officials say floodwaters could cover everything within a mile of the river. That boundary is about two blocks from the Market House.
Staff writer
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