Bertie
Special Edition
March 15, 2000
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20-25 inches of rain ...
Two deaths ...
Crops, homes, and businesses
destroyed ...
Millions of dollars in damage
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Tears and sorrow, caring and;
sharing ...
Two days in September that
changed our lives forever! .
This is the story of Hurricane Floyd
and ‘‘The Flood of the Century” or,
as some say, “The 500 Year Flood.”
But it is also a story of tenacity,
survival and optimism. We’re
surviving and we’re coming back!