NewsAlert: North Carolina faces ‘major destruction’ from hurricane; 7 dead

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Barricades block Highway 40 for downed street lights in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew at Saint Marys, Ga., on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016. Matthew plowed north along the Atlantic coast, flooding towns and gouging out roads in its path. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

WILMINGTON, United States – The governor of North Carolina says the state faces “major destruction” from Hurricane Matthew. There have been seven storm fatalities in the state.

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