Already over 400 lives taken away. Already 30,000 homes destroyed. How did this happen? Hurricane Matthew.

Hurricane Matthew is said to be one of the hardest storms to track down, this storm is definitely dangerous, and could possibly stick around in the southeast for a week or so. This wet, wild, crazy storm will only get larger, with a whopping wind speed of 140 mph, category four-almost five, and a result of some really bad damage, Hurricane Matthew is not stopping, and it’s just the beginning.

 “Matthew” is causing many problems such as the Zika virus, which is boosting because of its interruption of mosquito spraying efforts and the numbers of biting bugs are increasing. The warnings came when officials reported six new suspected non travel cases. Not only did Matthew cause boosting numbers of Zika, but Matthew has also caused 14 people to die in North Carolina and 1,500 people stranded in Lumberton because of flooding.

“It’s really sad how so many people lost their lives and homes.” Annie Kim (7) said.

With Matthew starting to curve over the end point, the problem now is the flooding. North Carolina is still filled with water, and about 650,000 people remain without electricity. Some parts are going through recovery, but some are still going through ongoing floods. The White House said that President Obama has already signed a federal disaster declaration for 31 countries. And, one thing’s for sure, Matthew’s storm and battering waves took the beaches of Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina carved away, but others still left untouched.

“It’s very tragic how people are still going through the storm’s disasters.” Safirah Munir (7) said.

Therefore, Hurricane Matthew has taken control of many people’s lives and homes, it has left people in tears and in misery, but even though their homes are flooded or they’ve lost family, they all still have hope, and hope is enough to heal disasters and losses. So, we hope the people going through the terrible disaster get “bandaged” up and keep on going with life in a good way.