Death toll in the U.S. from Hurricane Matthew climbs to at least 35, with ‘extremely dangerous’ conditions for the next 72 hours as floodwaters continue to rise

Wednesday, October 12, 2016
By Paul Martin

North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory warns there will still be major flooding in parts of the state as rivers reach near record levels
Emergency officials have already made 2,000 rescues and almost 4,000 people are in shelters
Matthew battered Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia for days before weakening
The storm brought winds of up to 100mph, as much as 15 inches of rain and saw water rise up to 9ft in some areas
More than three million coastal residents were evacuated and the storm left thousands without power and billions of dollars in damage in its wake
President Barack Obama declares major disaster in some North Carolina counties

DailyMail.com
12 October 2016

North Carolina is fast becoming one of the hardest hit states to be affected by Hurricane Matthew with the death toll hitting 18, up from 14 on Tuesday. One person was still reported as missing.

Flooding has displaced several thousand people across the state and authorities were helping more evacuate on Tuesday as swollen rivers threatened a wide swath of the Tar Heel State.

Governor Pat McCrory warned of ‘extremely dangerous’ conditions in the coming days in central and eastern North Carolina, where several rivers were at record or near-record levels.

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