Hurricane MatthewJuly 5, 2017Many Hurricane Matthew victims are without flood insuranceWaist-deep floodwaters from Hurricane Matthew coursed down the street and seeped under Lori Galemore's doors, swamping the carpets and furniture as she and her three sons retreated upstairs, where they stayed until firefighters arrived by boat.
Hurricane MatthewJuly 5, 2017North Carolina braces for additional flooding in downstream townsA state trooper shot and killed an armed man during a search for flood victims in a tense and dispirited North Carolina, and thousands more people were ordered to evacuate as high water from Hurricane Matthew pushed downstream Tuesday, two days after the storm blew out to sea.
Hurricane MatthewJuly 5, 2017Hurricane Matthew's punch still delivers pain to North CarolinaWith floodwaters from Hurricane Matthew on the rise, at least one North Carolina city appeared near chaos Monday, its police station shuttered and sporadic gunfire in the air, and authorities worried that more communities could end up the same way.
TRAVELJuly 5, 2017Airlines cancel hundreds of flights as Hurricane Matthew hits USAirlines canceled hundreds of flights for Thursday and again Friday as Hurricane Matthew pelted the Florida coast with high winds and heavy rain.
AftermathJuly 5, 2017New evacuations, flood warnings for Carolinas in Matthew's aftermathDays after the storm formerly known as Hurricane Matthew moved out to sea, people far inland in the Carolinas faced new flood dangers Tuesday as officials warned residents along rain-soaked rivers to evacuate.
AftermathJuly 5, 2017Matthew strands thousands in North Carolina; nearly 1 million without powerRescue crews were racing to reach as many as 2,000 people stranded at their homes in North Carolina after a levee broke Monday, one day after Hurricane Matthew unleashed treacherous flooding and moved out to sea.
Hurricane MatthewJuly 5, 2017Matthew leaves 18 dead in US; 8 killed in North Carolina amid severe floodingAs North Carolina reeled from Matthew's devastating flooding, officials announced Sunday that the storm killed at least eight people in the state, and 18 overall in the US.
Hurricane MatthewOctober 13, 2016Historic North Carolina town devastated by Matthew's floodsAmanda Brown clutched a green folder with personal documents while she waited to speak to a FEMA representative along the banks of the river threatening to inundate her town.
Hurricane MatthewOctober 10, 2016Eagle freed in Hurricane Matthew aftermath from car grill in FloridaA bald eagle that somehow managed to get wedged in the front grill of a Florida car was freed unharmed after a passing motorist noticed the bird just after Hurricane Matthew roared past the area.
Disaster ResponseOctober 10, 2016Aid arrives in Haiti after Matthew, but desperation grows in cut-off townsHelicopters are ferrying in food and medicine to devastated southwestern Haiti, but almost a week after Hurricane Matthew's assault life here is still far from normal and desperation is growing in communities where aid has yet to arrive.
