at carolina beach. these are communities that survive on their beaches. there's an 8 foot drop here. there should be 30 or 40 feet of beach there. that ocean is coming up to it. it has destroyed beaches for miles here, up and down the coach. these are communities that survive on their beaches. it will be a long time of recovery. there are trees, power lines, roofs, fences, walls, tons of small damage like that across a wide swathe of the area. authorities now trying to go through, assess everything. there's also lots of flooding in the area as well. trying to assess everything, get the power back on. you see lots of crews from duke energy. lots of emergency services operators trying to get out there, figure out who is out there, how will they survive, and what do they need, if anything, at this point. the town of carolina beach is