In Pictures: North and South Carolina residents batten down ahead of Hurricane Florence

Hurricane Florence is expected to bring days of rain, deadly flooding and power outages across coastal North and South Carolina. Meanwhile, residents in the Category 4 storm's line of fire are bracing themselves by boarding up homes and stripping grocery stores bare of food, water and supplies.

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September 13, 2018 at 11:20 AM
A sign in South Carolina's Myrtle Beach reads: "Go Away Florence". PHOTO: AFP
Doug Lewis (left) and Chris Williams using plywood with the words “Looters will be shot” to cover the windows of Knuckleheads bar as they try to protect the business ahead of Hurricane Florence’s arrival.
 PHOTO: AFP
North Carolina resident Al Brookins poses with his shirt that lists some of the previous hurricanes that he has lived through as he awaits Hurricane Florence’s impending arrival.
 PHOTO: AFP
Gasoline pumps in North Carolina are wrapped in plastic to prevent people from using them at a closed station before the arrival of Hurricane Florence, on Sept 12, 2018.
 PHOTO: AFP
People and pets evacuating ahead of the forecasted landfall of Hurricane Florence and seek shelter at Burgaw Middle School in Burgaw, North Carolina.
 PHOTO: EPA-EFE
Pets seeking shelter at Burgaw Middle School in Burgaw, North Carolina. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
Alkaine water bottles sitting next to empty shelves at a Harris Teeter grocery store ahead of Hurricane Florence in Greenville, North Carolina.
 PHOTO: BLOOMBERG
Bread shelves in a grocery store in South Carolina are empty as people stock up on food ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Florence on Sept 12, 2018.
 PHOTO: AFP
People lining up for ice before Hurricane Florence comes ashore in Carolina Beach, North Carolina.
 PHOTO: REUTERS
Resident Butch Beaudry drilling a wooden plank over the window of an oceanfront home before Hurricane Florence arrives and strikes Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
People evacuating ahead of the forecasted landfall of Hurricane Florence as they seek shelter at Emma B. Trask Middle School in Wilmington, North Carolina.

 PHOTO: EPA-EFE

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