Tarboro & Princeville, NC - 12/14/99
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house on carEven though vehicles are un-driveable or, in this case, covered by a house, bill collectors are traveling through the neighborhoods to nail past-due notices on the doors of abandoned homes. The red "X" indicates that someone was rescued from this structure.
streetviewWhat used to be a neighborhood. This area was completely covered by water. The dark blotches you see high up in the trees are the remains of clothing and household goods.
90 days after the floodCleanup status -- 90 days after the flood.
Edgecombe County BG ClubThe Edgecombe County Boys & Girls Club in Princeville. The black marks show the water level; the porch at right came from somewhere down the street.
inside a Princeville buildingThe interior of a building in Princeville. Remember: the hurricane occurred 90 days before this photo was taken.
FEMA park500 people live in these travel trailers. Note the lack of cars -- very few people had vehicles that survived the hurricane.


Eurkeka's Project | Power Shopping | Toys in Tarboro | Tarboro/Princeville - December 1999