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There were nearly 800,000 people without power in North and South Carolina combined Saturday evening.

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PHOTO: Tropical Storm Florence continues to unleash massive amount of rain on Lumberton, N.C., on Sept. 15, 2018, causing downed trees and power lines and minor flooding in areas.
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Rescuers navigate currents to reach trapped residents

As the water levels rise, dire rescues are ongoing.

First responders and volunteers are going door to door, by boat and air, navigating dangerous currents to get to those who are trapped.

\"It's pretty dire right now,\" trapped resident Jackie Mallard told ABC News. \"The streets are almost like you need gondolas.\"

\"When you can help your fellow man, you can get out there and do what you're trained to do, that's a great thing,\" Bill Reddon of the New York Fire Department said.

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PHOTO: Rescue team member Sgt. Nick Muhar, from the North Carolina National Guard 1/120th battalion, evacuates a young child as the rising floodwaters from Hurricane Florence threatens his home in New Bern, N.C., on Friday, Sept. 14, 2018.
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What's next

Heavy rain is expected to continue in North and South Carolina over the next few days. That will bring additional water to the already-soaked states as well as additional threats like possible landslides near the Appalachians and electrocution threats with downed power lines.

Photos: Cleanup begins in the areas damaged by Hurricane Florence

The rain and flooding expected Saturday could double the 10 to 20 inches that have fallen so far.

Cumberland County, North Carolina, ordered a mandatory evacuation of homes along the Cape Fear River Saturday over flooding concerns.

The Cape Fear River in Fayetteville could crest at 62 feet -- 4 feet above major flood stage.

Fayetteville's mayor called the potential flooding “a serious, life threatening matter” and that anyone who anyone that stays should contact next of kin because of the possible loss of life.

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PHOTO: Storm damage caused by high winds is seen on Ocean Avenue as the outer bands of Hurricane Florence make landfall on Sept. 14, 2018, in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
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Flooding is even anticipated in Charlotte -- more than 200 miles inland -- as well as Fayetteville and Columbia.

Storm surges could reach 11 feet Saturday along coastal areas, particularly between Cape Fear and Cape Hatteras.

ABC News' Josh Hoyos, Gio Benitez, Dan Peck and Whitney Lloyd contributed to this report.

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