Two infants, both under a year old, died after trees fell on to their homes in separate incidents in North Carolina.
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| Floods after Hurricane Florence struck Piney Green, North Carolina |
Two babies are among 17 people who have died as rain and flooding from storm Florence continues to devastate the US east coast.
Both infants were killed by falling trees in North Carolina.
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| The high waters are increasing the 'risk to life', officials say |
In Gaston County, a three-month-old boy died when a large pine tree fell across a mobile home, police said. The child's father and mother were home but escaped unhurt.
It came after a mother and her eight-month-old child were killed when a massive tree crushed their brick house in Wilmington.
Officials said three people also died in separate, weather-related traffic accidents in South Carolina.
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| Dogs have been caught up in the havoc caused by Hurricane Florence |
More than 30 inches (75cm) of rain has fallen across North and South Carolina since Friday, with tens of thousands of people evacuated from their homes.
Florence was downgraded from a hurricane soon after it made landfall on the US east coast.
However, while winds have weakened to about 35mph, the danger is now posed by torrential rain and flooding.
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| Children are among those who have been rescued from flood waters in North Carolina |
North Carolina governor Roy Cooper said: "The risk to life is rising with the angry waters."
Five people were arrested on suspicion of looting in Wilmington after footage posted on social media showed mostly young men walking out of the Family Dollar shop holding goods.
The city is under curfew from 10pm until 6am, with the area affected by looting given an extended curfew of 5pm until 6am.
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| A dog looks out from a rescue boat in Leland, North Carolina |
Hundreds of thousands of homes across North and South Carolina are without power and tens of thousands of people are in emergency shelters.
Forecasters fear that the coming days could bring the worst flooding in North Carolina's history as rivers swell towards record levels.
Thousands of people living within a mile of part of the Cape Fear River and Little River have been ordered to leave their homes.
One of those ordered to leave was John Rose, who owns a furniture business with stores near the river.
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