Before-and-after photos show the catastrophic flooding in the Carolinas

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A damaged Shell gas station in Wilmington, North Carolina, pictured after Hurricane Florence.

Hurricane Florence ripped through North and South Carolina over the weekend, creating catastrophic flooding and record-setting rainfall.

The storm left at least 17 people dead, and has knocked out power for over 1 million residents in the region.

Flash flood warnings are in effect in across large portions of southern and western North Carolina, as well as portions of northeast South Carolina and southwest Virginia.

Once-bustling city centers in North Carolina and South Carolina now look completely different after enduring Florence's winds and floods.

Take a look at the destruction through these before-and-after photos taken around the two states.