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The body of a one-year-old boy, washed away by the waters of Hurricane Florence, was found Monday morning.
A spokesman for the Union County Sheriff's Office said the mother, Dazia Lee of Charlotte, North Carolina, drove Sunday into a barricade blocking a flooded road in the small town of Marshville.
The spokesman said the waters had pushed the car into a tree and Lee had managed to free himself and his son, Kaiden Lee Welch, but had lost his grip on his car seat.
The one year old boy was swept into the rushing waters of Richardson Creek. His mother was saved and taken to the hospital.
Rescue teams spent several hours picking up the boy on Sunday night and the diving teams were dispatched on Monday.
The flood waters of Hurricane Florence
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On-site paramedics also had to be rescued when their ambulance was taken into the water.
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Hurricane Florence dumped more than 10 inches of rain in parts of the Charlotte area over the weekend. Although it has been downgraded to a tropical storm, its death toll is still increasing. Authorities are still concerned about the floods – and the long process of reconstruction that will be needed for some communities.
Floods of Hurricane Florence
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"The flood danger of this storm is more immediate today than when it touched down just over 24 hours ago," said Saturday the governor of North Carolina, Roy Cooper. "More people are facing an imminent threat than when the storm was off the coast. I can not exaggerate it: flood waters are rising. If you do not watch them, you risk your life.
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The floods of Hurricane Florence.
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The National Hurricane Center predicts that by the end of the storm, more than 40 inches of rain will have fallen in parts of the Carolinas. The storm, which is currently traveling at 8 km / h, is expected to turn northeast.
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