In Pictures: Hurricane Matthew's aftermath in North and South Carolina

North and South Carolina experience historic flooding in the wake of Hurricane Matthew which swept through the southeastern coast of the United States.

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Oct 11, 2016, 02:17 PM

Rescue personnel evacuate a resident by boat after flood waters from Hurricane Matthew cover the downtown area in Nichols, South Carolina, on Oct 10, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

South Carolina Department of Natural Resources officer Dwayne Rodgers surveys the flooded downtown area caused by Hurricane Matthew. PHOTO: REUTERS

A home is seen under water after Hurricane Matthew in Lumberton, North Carolina, on Oct 10, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

South Carolina Department of Natural Resources officer Gregg Lowery rescues a cat from flood waters. PHOTO: REUTERS

National Guard personnel push giant floating cans of propane out of their truck's path while searching for those needing rescue as river waters rise dangerously high after Hurricane Matthew hit the state, in Lumberton, North Carolina. PHOTO: REUTERS

A swift water rescue team is seen making its way through a flooded area after Hurricane Matthew in Lumberton, North Carolina, on Oct 10, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

Flooded highway 95 is covered with water as a result of Hurricane Matthew in Lumberton, North Carolina, on Oct 10, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

Evacuees sit in a rescue truck in a flood area caused by Hurricane Matthew in Lumberton, North Carolina, on Oct 10, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

A semi truck that drove past a barricade is removed from a washed away road on Highway 117 as flood waters in the wake of Hurricane Matthew continue to rise in Goldsboro, North Carolina, on Oct 10, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

An aerial view shows a neighborhood that was flooded after Hurricane Matthew in Lumberton, North Carolina, on Oct 10, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

A man walks through flood waters after Hurricane Matthew in Lumberton, North Carolina, on Oct 10, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

National Guard Sergeant Jeremy Stellhorn carries two-year-old Cathalawa Olivia through flood waters as they rescue residents of a mobile home park inundated by rising river waters after Hurricane Matthew hit the state, in Lumberton, North Carolina, on Oct 10, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

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