Latest storm news: Historic floods and terrible devastation after typhoon Sally

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The Sally storm that made landfall in the Gulf Coast, southern United States on the morning of September 16 caused a "historic flood" and caused terrible devastation in the two states of Florida and Alabama.

People wade through a high-flooded street in Pensacola, Florida, US, on September 16. Authorities said hundreds of people near the Florida- Alabama border have been rescued from flooding, but there are concerns many may be in danger in the coming days.

A man standing in front of a house in Pensacola, Florida on September 16 said the road in front was completely flooded. Due to the impact of Sally, rainfall in the city of Pensacola reached more than 76 cm, equivalent to the rainfall of the whole 4 months but made landfall within just 4 hours, according to the fire department.

Winds of up to 165 km/h blew up the glass wall of a store in Mobile City, Alabama on September 16.

One of the houses and architectural works in the Gulf Shores, Alabama was severely damaged on September 16.

The front of a convenience store devastated by Typhoon Sally in Spanish Fort, Alabama on September 16.

streets across Pensacola, Florida, were flooded.

People clear up up up piles of fallen trees on the streets of Silverhill, Alabama on September 16.

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