A deteriorating Hurricane Matthew triggered severe flooding across North Carolina as it made its exit to the sea on Sunday, and hundreds of people had to be rescued from their homes and cars. The death toll in the US climbed to at least 14, half of them in North Carolina. Forecasters said North Carolina and Virginia could get even more rain and warned of the danger of life-threatening flooding through Monday night. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Debris from a destroyed home in Edisto Beach, South Carolina. “It was a super close call.”Facebook Twitter Pinterest Flooding in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Source: The Guardian October 09, 2016 11:35 UTC