Meanwhile, Matthew is no longer a hurricane and is now considered a post-tropical cyclone. Despite its new title, it still has maximum sustained winds of 75 mph. Even as Matthew heads out to sea, the storm is causing serious problems for the southeastern United States. North Carolina is feeling the brunt. In an update to CNN News, Governor Pat Mc Cory said ten people have died from the storm in North Carolina. That brings the US death toll from Matthew to 20. Governor McCrory said one of the most recent deaths was in Johnson County, where a car drove into flooded waters and was swept away. He said five people remain missing. Meanwhile, 1,500 people are still stranded by floodwaters in Lumberton, North Carolina. About 500,000 customers are still without power in North Carolina, where record-breaking flooding led to 1,000 emergency rescues over the weekend — including some in chest-deep water. And while storm victims in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina can start to clean up, rivers in North Carolina could top their banks during the next several days — leading to further destruction
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