Hurricane Matthew causes 8 deaths in North Carolina
The number of Matthew-related deaths is on the rise.
[There were] eight deaths in North Carolina after rushing flood waters swept numerous cars off the roadways overnight.
Matthew dumped torrents of water over the weekend, creating the worst flooding the state has seen since Hurricane Floyd in 1999.
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Highway Patrol said two women died after their vehicle was swept off Monzingo Road in Pitt County around 2:41 a.m.
In Johnston County, a woman died when the car she was in was swept off Interstate-95 at mile marker 83 near Four Oaks around 3 a.m.
Also in Johnston County, Highway Patrol said five people travelling on Cornwallis Road near NC-42 were swept off the roadway. Four of the passengers escaped and were able to cling to nearby trees. The fifth person was carried away and died, troopers said.
At a Saturday afternoon news conference, Gov. McCrory said one person in Sampson County and two people in Bladen County have died as a result of the storm. The first person was killed when their car hydroplaned. The two in Bladen died in a flooded vehicle.
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