From the Voice of America:”
Flooding from Hurricane Matthew remained a threat Tuesday in parts of the eastern United States, while the death toll continues to grow in the Caribbean.
Haiti, the country hardest hit, observed the last of its three official days of mourning Tuesday. Official death tolls there have varied widely, from around 400 to over 1,000. Many areas of the country remained difficult to reach.
By Tuesday morning, the U.S. death toll stood at 27. Hundreds of thousands remain without power, and the situation could worsen as rivers crest.
In North Carolina, helicopters and rescue boats carried people to safety after a levee was breached near the town of Lumberton, according to Governor Pat McCrory.
Fifteen of the 27 deaths occurred in North Carolina – all but one of them in that state involving motor vehicles.
”Do not go through water,” McCrory urged North Carolina drivers at a news conference Tuesday morning. “We’ve had over 10 people killed as a result of that. We’re not messing around and we do not want to put people at risk to save you once you make that decision.”
Dozens of river and stream gauges were still showing flood stage across the Carolinas and Virginia, and five locations in North Carolina were at all-time highs, according to the National Weather Service.
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More at the Voice of America
http://www.voanews.com/a/hurricane-recovery-in-us-and-caribbean/3545984.html
