Downgraded Matthew causes flooding and widespread power outages in US
CHARLESTON — Matthew was downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone on Sunday as it struck North Carolina and Virginia, causing flooding and widespread power outages along the US Atlantic coast after killing hundreds in Haiti.The most powerful Atlantic storm since 2007 unleashed torrential rains and powerful winds as it churned slowly north after pummeling the southeastern coast of the US, killing at least 11 people in Florida, Georgia and North Carolina since Thursday and leaving more than 2-million businesses and homes without power.Damage in the US, however, was much less than in Haiti, where Matthew took nearly 800 lives. At least 13 people on the Caribbean island have also died from outbreaks of cholera since the storm, and about 61,500 people were in shelters, officials said.Matthew continued to threaten coastal communities in North Carolina and Virginia, where flash flood warnings were in effect and gusts of 120km/h were recorded.Media showed footage from across the region of moto...
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