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Or 10 feet. they cannot handle that kind of water because there is nowhere for the water to go. it hits hog farms. two years ago when matthew hit, it devastated that area with floods. we are getting a gust now, i will take ahold now. we are getting images from inside more city. all the way from raleigh all the way here to morehead city, we have a lot of destruction. the combination of the wind and surge we are starting to see come up along with the excessive flooding that's happening this early in the storm and excessive rainfall that's going to stay with us for the next 24 to 36 hours, this i...

Sections of charleston still under water. residents using city provided tubes to pump out some of the water to the hard-hit areas. brent, why don't you come over here, man. one of the guys that went through it last night. what was it like, man? people are saying it was kind of scary. >> tons of rain and it started and our place will flood with a good rain, but what was scary about last night, it went from probably about a foot of water to about two and a half feet of water in less than 30 minutes. that surge kind of brought the water up quickly. >> remind us. this is a community that you guys ...

You have a suspected case of cholera that showed up. she's dehydrated. the veins start to collapse and make it difficult to start an i.v. catheter. there's no choice. this iv has to go in and it has to go in now. >> this is a case that prompt treatment will help this lady get through this episode. nearby a woman shows me what remains of her home. she and her five children still live here. >> the whole community knew matthew was coming and went into the church but unfortunately the church crashed on top of them. >> she tells me they lost five people in the collapse and now with no money and res...

Blew through here. we started to see more and more trees knocked down. palm trees completely decapitated. i live in palm beach county. this is like the other side of the world but we're only 90 minutes out of miami. cholera is the big fear on this island. >> on the way, a never ending line of decimated towns. the only thing that remains untouched by the storm are the headstones that line a nearby cemetery. we finally reach the village. quickly sets up the clinic in one of the only homes left standing. its owner sheltered over 500 people here when matthew struck. >> it wases s so high. the wind...

Julie was on the ground when matthew hit. >> there was no food and there were dead animals on the side of the road and people having to resort to the state where they were needing to eat those animals. food insecurity if it's starting at this level, what will it look like? >> this is it. this is the bridge. this is where it all happened. this bridge washed away in hurricane matthew essentially cutting off the southern end of this very long peninsula from all communication, all food, water and supplies. >> four hours later we make it. they work late into the night preparing equipment and suppli...