Hurricane Matthew Kills at Least 26 in U.S.; Dangerous Flooding Situation Unfolding in North Carolina

After tearing through the Caribbean, leaving more than 1,000 dead in Haiti, Hurricane Matthew hammered the coast of the southeastern United States, leaving behind a trail of coastal destruction, wind damage and freshwater flooding that claimed an additional 26 lives.

The confirmed deaths include 10 in North Carolina; nine in Florida; three in South Carolina; three in Georgia; and one in Virginia.
Although Hurricane Matthew is long gone, communities from central Florida up through Virginia have been dealt problems ranging from substantial beach erosion and blackouts to uninhabitable homes and major flooding.

North Carolina

After Hurricane Matthew pulled away from North Carolina Sunday, the state was coping with historic flooding that has killed at least 11 people and prompted thousands of water rescues. In the town of Princeville, floodwaters from the Tar River forced the evacuation of the entire town Sunday afternoon.
According to North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory, 1,500 people became stranded in Lumberton Monday as the Lumber river rose. People are reportedly stranded on roofs and rescues are underway, the governor said during a press conference Monday morning.
Edgecombe County announced on its Facebook page that buses were being brought in to evacuate 2,000 residents from Princeville, which was destroyed by flooding from Hurricane Floyd in 1999.

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