Hurricane storms Florence leaves 100 residents of New Bern, North Carolina, stranded

Hurricane Florence is unleashed on the Carolina coast with devastating floods and hurricane force winds. New Bern, North Carolina, is one of the hardest hit regions. About 100 people are waiting to be saved after more than 10 feet of storm surge have invaded the small town. A mandatory evacuation order was issued for the region earlier this week.

According to the police, 150 to 200 residents have already been rescued in New Bern and a hundred are waiting for rescue.

As the storm slowly moved toward the shore, people who chose not to evacuate were caught in the floodwaters. They desperately tried to return home while the Neuse was overflowing its banks. The city of New Bern tweeted Friday morning to its residents: "We have two FEMA teams out of state for a white water rescue, we are helping out, we are coming to pick you up."

The residents of New Bern made calls for help on social networks, claiming that they could not get to 911. Lieutenant David Daniels of the New Bern Police Department told "CBS This Morning" "the system is running and working"

Daniels said that there were no reports of injuries at this time and recommends people to go out if they can safely do so, but they cautioned against driving in the stagnant waters.

Bern's new mayor, Dana Outlaw, confirmed that no deaths were reported early Friday morning.

"New Bern is not used to this level of hurricane," Outlaw said.

The New Bern Police Department tweeted early Thursday night "New Bern City officials are encouraging all residents to stay on site because of Hurricane Florence." But Outlaw said Friday morning that "it's not a bad idea to get in your car and get to I-95" if residents think they can do it safely.

Craven County Emergency Management confirmed that residents of New Bern were stranded on rooftops. Storm search and rescue operations are underway in the county.

New Bern Police issued a 24-hour curfew from 7:00 am Friday morning.

The Category 1 storm forced ABC ABC affiliate 12 in New Bern to evacuate on a live broadcast. Jaime McCutcheon, WCTI presenter, tweeted, "So it went as planned, the water started rising and we almost evacuated a TV station in about 15 minutes."

CBS affiliate WNCT reports that more than 60 people, including an infant and children, were rescued from a hotel in Jacksonville, North Carolina, after heavy winds threatened integrity. structural structure of the building.