Hundreds stranded in North Carolina floods after Hurricane Matthew

Evacuees ride on a truck as they are evacuated from a flood area as a result of Hurricane Matthew in Lumberton, North Carolina, U.S.

Washington D.C.: Hundreds of people were rescued by boat and helicopter as floodwaters inundated North Carolina towns on Monday in the wake of Hurricane Matthew, and officials warned that life-threatening flooding from swollen rivers would continue for days.

Matthew, the most powerful Atlantic storm since 2007, was downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone on Sunday.