Hurricane Matthew battered the coast of the southeastern United States, leaving behind a trail of coastal destruction, freshwater flooding and wind damage that has claimed at least 19 lives, according to the Weather Channel.

Hurricane Matthew made landfall at 11 a.m. EDT near McClellanvile, South Carolina on Saturday morning and worked its way up along the coast, The New York Times reported.

Severe flooding

Record-breaking flooding has occurred in North Carolina after Hurricane Matthew dumped 6 to 16 inches of rain on eastern parts of the state.

Emergency crews in boats rescued hundreds of people from floodwaters and plucked others from rooftops by helicopter in North Carolina on Sunday before the storm turned out to sea and was downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone.

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