00:43 Hurricane Matthew Victim Found Months Later Authorities identified the body of a North Carolina man missing since Hurricane Matthew. Meteorologist Danielle Banks explains that his death is being blamed on the storm.

At a Glance Deadly flooding continues in North Carolina, where thousands have been forced from their homes.

The town of Princeville, North Carolina, was evacuated due to the threat of flooding.

The hurricane and flooding that followed has claimed 43 lives in the U.S.

Although Hurricane Matthew is now long gone, impacts from the storm continue to plague the southeastern United States, where 43 lives were lost and freshwater flooding remains a threat in North Carolina.

The confirmed deaths include 22 in North Carolina, 12 in Florida, four in South Carolina, three in Georgia and two in Virginia.

Communities from central Florida up through Virginia have been dealt problems ranging from substantial beach erosion and blackouts to uninhabitable homes and major flooding.

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North Carolina

The death toll in North Carolina grew to 22 Thursday as floodwaters continued to rise in many areas.

In a press conference held Thursday afternoon, Gov. Pat McCrory said that two more people have died due to the storm , ABC11 reports. In Lenoir County, someone died after driving around a road barrier and into water, where they drowned. In Robeson County, a man died after falling into a hole created by a fallen tree.

During a press conference held early Thursday, McCrory said 17 counties had been approved for individual assistance from the federal government and 34 counties had received orders for federal public assistance, which will help local governments with repairs.

"Already, the federal government has dispersed $2.6 million to disaster survivors," McCrory said, adding that 14,000 residents had registered for federal aid.

In addition, the federal government has released $5 million in early release highway funds to help with road repairs.

The crisis, however, is not over as rivers continue to rise in parts of the state.

In Pender County, 32 people were rescued from the Black River Basin area , 23 by helicopter and nine by either heavy vehicle or boat, according to FOX Wilmington. Two were considered emergency rescues, with one man stranded on the roof of his car by flooding and another found clinging to a tree.

An estimated 3,400 people were in 43 shelters throughout the state, Gov. Pat McCrory said during a Thursday morning press conference.

According to McCrory, 1,500 people became stranded in Lumberton on Monday as the Lumber River rose. People were reportedly stranded on roofs and rescues were carried out throughout the day, the governor said during a press conference Monday morning.

“North Carolina is resilient, our people are strong and we are going to get through this together,” McCrory said. “This storm is still impacting people in a big way. You have got to see it to believe all the devastation that has occurred.”

McCrory said more than 2,300 have been rescued in more than 600 rescue operations. Eighty of those were air rescues.

More than a foot of rain fell in the southeastern part of the state, damaging homes, businesses and roads as far west as Raleigh.

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According to the North Carolina Emergency Management, more than 41,000 homes and businesses remained without power as of Thursday afternoon.

Navy's game at East Carolina on Thursday night has been postponed to Nov. 19 because of the flooding.

Virginia

Two storm-related deaths have been reported in Virginia.

The body of a Suffolk man reported missing during the storm was found Wednesday, reports the AP.

City officials said in a news release that 53-year-old Derek Cason's body was found Wednesday in the water near Constant's Wharf.

Virginia Department of Emergency Management spokeswoman Dawn Brantley said 38-year-old Anthony Longoria of Carsville was killed when his pickup truck rear-ended a tractor-trailer stopped for a downed tree on Interstate 64 in Chesapeake on Saturday.

Thursday Gov. Terry McAuliffe said that he plans to send a letter to President Obama "early next week or middle of next" to request assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) , WAVY.com reports.

"We clearly have met the threshold of $11 million," said McAuliffe. "I think right now in Virginia Beach alone, we're over $25 million."

Matthew's heavy rain pounded the Commonwealth overnight Sunday, resulting in flash floods that left roads impassable and some residents in need of rescue.

According to Department of Transportation officials, a large sinkhole opened up on Route 58 in Pittsylvania County on Saturday, which could take up to a week to reopen.

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Florida

Local and state officials are making plans to rebuild a 1.3-mile section of A1A near Flagler Beach that was washed out by Matthew's powerful waves, the Associated Press reported Thursday.

More than 1 million Florida customers lost power at the height of the storm, but those outages had been reduced to just over 31,000 statewide by Wednesday.

In its destructive march along the Florida coast on Friday, Matthew caused at least 12 deaths.

On Wednesday, state wildlife officials say Hurricane Matthew destroyed some 800 sea turtle nests in northern Palm Beach County as it made its way up Florida's Atlantic coastline, reports the Associated Press.

All Central Florida schools were back in session Wednesday for the first time since in nearly a week since Hurricane Matthew.

Due to the storm, a federal judge ruled that the voter registration deadline in Florida would be extended to Oct. 18 , according to AP.

Georgia

Storm surge flooding hammered the coast of Georgia Friday night and Saturday, leaving at least three dead and inundating roads that had been ordered closed.

Fewer than 40,000 customers remained without power in southeastern Georgia Wednesday morning, according to the AP.

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On Tybee Island, where several residents stayed put despite evacuation orders, the storm set a storm surge record. The Chatham County Emergency Management Agency said storm surge on the island had reached 12.5 feet, exceeding the previous high of 12.2 feet, which was set when Hurricane David struck in 1979.

Some homes on the island suffered roof damage and fallen trees and pools of water dotted the area after the storm. A car was damaged after a road sign fell onto it and a billboard lay twisted by a road. A row of beachside rental condos had shingles and roofing torn off and shredded.

"The fence around my house went down just like matchsticks," resident Richard Fair told the AP. "It was insane. We lost power and then it was just wind and darkness."

South Carolina

A fourth death has been attributed to Hurricane Matthew in South Carolina, according to the Associated Press.

During a Thursday press conference, Gov. Nikki Haley said a person died in Dillon County earlier this week while trying to move a wire in an area that contained water.

Two deaths occurred in vehicles swept off flooded roads in Florence County, Sheriff Kenney Boone told the Associated Press Sunday.

A third death was confirmed later Sunday by the AP. Richland County coroner Gary Watts said in a news release that 66-year-old David Outlaw was found Saturday morning pinned beneath his wheelchair in the storm's floodwaters. An autopsy indicated Outlaw drowned, the report added.

According to an AP report Wednesday, authorities said that Outlaw refused directions to come inside while he was outside smoking. When facility workers went out to give him medicine, they found him unresponsive in the standing water. He was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital, according to an incident report provided by the Richland County Sheriff's Department.

The death remains under investigation.

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Meanwhile, flooding from Matthew continues to impact the state.

Transportation officials in South Carolina say they expect a number of roads and bridges to be covered by flood waters over the next few days.

As of Thursday, 235 roads and 28 bridges remained closed in the state.

Troopers are turning people away on Highway 70 due to the roadway being flooded about a mile down , WSOCTV.com reports.

The Little Pee Dee River near Galivants Ferry in Horry County has broken a flood record set almost 90 years ago, according to the National Weather Service.

While government offices across the state are now open, schools remain closed Thursday in two dozen districts in the state's northeastern corner and near the state's southern tip. Several other districts were opening on delayed schedules.

Twelve evacuation shelters remain open, most of them in the Pee Dee area.

On Monday, crews worked to rescue about 150 people from the third floor of the town hall as floodwaters rose in the community of Nichols in Marion County.

More than 75,000 remained without power as of Thursday afternoon, according to AP.

Schools, including those in Beaufort and Horry counties, remain closed as do a number of school districts in the Pee Dee where rivers are overflowing their banks because of the torrential rains from Matthew.