LUMBERTON, N.C. -- The Lumber River is finally starting to recede. And while that is good news for folks in Robeson County, there is also some bad news.

  • The Lumber is leaving behind a tremendous amount of water all over the area, and cleanup is going to be long and hard
  • Some people were able, for the first time since Florence hit, to get a look at the damage the storm has caused to their homes Sunday
  • County emergency officials believe that the Lumber River will drop below major flood stage by early this week

The Lumber is leaving behind a tremendous amount of water all over the area. The cleanup from it is going to be long and hard.

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Some people were able, for the first time since Florence hit, to get a look at the damage the storm has caused to their homes Sunday.

"Unsure about what we would find we got back to the house. We kept coming back trying to see. "We could never, actually this is our first day back," said resident Kevin Bullard.

County emergency officials believe that the Lumber River will drop below major flood stage by early this week.

As of Sunday afternoon, four emergency shelters were open in Robeson County but one of them was expected to close by the end of the day. At last count, just under 600 people had sought refuge at those shelters.