Hurricane Floyd aftermath

CHP99100306 - 02 OCTOBER 1999 - PRINCEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, USA: Lillie Bridgers sorts through water-logged Christmas gifts in her Princeville, North Carolina, home, October 2. The gifts were ruined when the flood waters from Hurricane Floyd inundated the community September 15. Residents of the poor community had only minutes to evacuate before the waters hit. Flooding brought on by the storm forced thousands of residents of eastern North Carolina from their homes and has caused an estimated $1 billion in damage. jr/dcs/Dan Sears UPI.