Transcript for Hurricane Matthew Leaves Trail of Devastation With at Least 27 Dead Across 5 Southern States

The post story skies now cleared but hurricane Matthew is still dishing a devastating bloated North Carolina. We have not hit the most serious point of this flood in North Carolina as of yet. A desperate effort under way deceive people stranded by the floodwaters. A 14100. Rescue so far Davis due to. Dawson's. I am grateful after the storms heavy fast falling rain. Left rivers overflowing their banks adding to already overwhelming damage this is the rumors of some. And more deaths in the US Matthews claimed more than twenty lives several other people are still missing while in hardest hit Haiti. The death tool estimates now top 900. Meanwhile back in Florida. The McMullen Finley is cleaning up. The severity of the storm's impact elsewhere bringing them perspective. We feel really lucky and blessed. And a lesson in loss. Both of them. All the stuff can be replaced right we can't be replaced. Kids are also getting a lesson in hard work they've been out here all day dealing with this damage. There also some of the more than a million people from here to the Carolinas. Still without electricity. RC Gonzales ABC news Saint Augustine fla.

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