Nearly lost to a flood 17 years ago, a saturated North Carolina town struggles to survive



Donnie Leonard tied the last ring of rope around his fire chief’s chest, cinched it with a tug and watched the older man wade into the dark, rushing water.

The woman was 12 feet away, her sedan submerged to its windows. She was screaming.

Leonard, 30, gripped the rope tight and leaned back, putting…

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