Struggling to stay alive, hogs from a farm approximately 10 miles south of Trenton, N.C., wait for rescue in the loading chute of the swine barn as flood waters from the Neuse River surround them Saturday, Sept. 18, 1999. State officials called for reinforcements Sunday as they battled to save farm animals across eastern North Carolina from the floodwaters of Hurricane Floyd, the worst agricultural disaster in the state's history. AP Photo/The News & Observer, Mel Nathanson Hurricane Floyd Photo Gallery | Next Photo © Copyright 1999 Nando Media