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  • Cassandra Rush, Anyah Carpenter, and Rosa Rush walk through floodwaters in their neighborhood on October 15, 2016, in Lumberton, North Carolina. The town still needs $7 million  for clean up.

    How North Carolina Is Recuperating Post-Hurricane Matthew

    A by-the-numbers look at the state’s recovery. 

    Yessenia Funes May 12, 2017 9:36AM EDT
     Flooding in Edgecombe County, which declared a state of emergency April 25 and whose population is more than half Black.

    Severe Flooding in the South Kills 2, Puts North Carolina County in State of Emergency

    When a community floods, its people of color are often hit the hardest.

    Yessenia Funes Apr 28, 2017 12:02PM EDT
    Chris McGrath/Getty

    Record Number of Floods Hit U.S. in 2016, Racking Up Global Natural Disaster Costs

    The price marks a new high since records began in 1980.

    Yessenia Funes Jan 4, 2017 10:45AM EST
    A man carries personal items through a flooded street caused by remnants of Hurricane Matthew on October 11, 2016, in Fair Bluff, North Carolina. The severity of the storm was felt throughout the state with flooding just as bad in Princeville, N.C.

    ICYMI: Extreme Weather Is Forcing the First Town Chartered by Enslaved People to Consider Selling Land

    Residents rebuilt after Hurricane Floyd in 1999, but Hurricane Matthew has left them unsure if they can do it again. 

    Yessenia Funes Dec 13, 2016 1:23PM EST
    A man carries personal items through a flooded street caused by remnants of Hurricane Matthew on October 11, 2016, in Fair Bluff, North Carolina. Storms like these will become more frequent, according to a new study.

    STUDY: Climate Change to Increase Extreme Storms By Up to 400%

    The Gulf Coast and the Southwest will be two of the areas hit hardest. 

    Yessenia Funes Dec 6, 2016 3:36PM EST
    A vehicle is partially submerged by floodwaters from the Lumber River on October 12, 2016, in Lumberton, North Carolina.

    NOAA Declares Hurricane Matthew a 1-in-1,000 Year Flood Event

    Even worse, the last time North Carolina saw a 500-year flood event was less than 20 years ago.

    Yessenia Funes Oct 21, 2016 11:42AM EDT
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