MOSCOW (Sputnik) — According to the ABC News media outlet, five people were killed by the hurricane in North Carolina, four people in Georgia and six people in Florida. There were also four people missing in Cumberland County in North Carolina as of late Saturday.
#science Floods, power outages as weakened Matthew hits North Carolina, Virginia https://t.co/6LnpLROPQD pic.twitter.com/oih23g6SNt #News #T…
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North Carolina officials confirmed that up to 670,716 power outages were registered across the state and as much as 768,856 power outages in South Carolina. Georgia was experiencing 205,220 power outages, while 561,862 outages occurred in Florida as of early Sunday.
Matthew no longer a hurricane, but still just as dangerous @CNN https://t.co/oLqPdijUY6
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In total, Matthew reportedly left 2.2 million households without power in the southeast part of the country.
Matthew is the most powerful hurricane to form in the Atlantic Ocean since 2007. According to the US National Hurricane Center, Matthew is a Category 1 hurricane, with maximum sustained winds reaching 75 miles per hour.
