NEWPORT, N.C. -- Gov. Roy Cooper addressed the state, alongside President Donald Trump, from the Newport Fire Department Wednesday afternoon, calling North Carolinians strong and resilient. The two discussed where the recovery effort is heading in North Carolina and what kind of support the state will rely on from the federal administration.

He says the people of this state are strong and fighting, but we're not through the thick of it yet.

Thirteen rivers remain in a major flood state.

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Nearly 200,000 people are still without power and around 900 roadways are closed to traffic.

Fields of crops and livestock are drowning under the trillions of gallons of water dumped on the area.

Florence has and will continue to wash away homes and businesses, but the governor says we will rebuild.

Local, state and government officials alongside volunteers are working to put the pieces back together.

"I’ve been assured by the Electric Co-op and by other utilities that they're going to work as hard as they can to get power back as quickly as possible,” said Gov. Cooper. “I know our Department of Transportation is working to clear routes to make sure that food supplies, water, utility trucks, Department of Transportation trucks can get in to do the job that they need to do."

While roads are still blocked, residents are urged to remember to not drive through standing water or around barricades.

In many cases there is not a road under the water because it washed away.