In early October, Hurricane Matthew swept across the Caribbean and then north along the U.S. coast, bringing powerful winds and violent rains. The storm was the strongest in the Atlantic Ocean since 2007.
Across the Southeast, the storm damaged roads and buildings and knocked out power to millions of homes. In North Carolina, a levee—a wall built to keep waterways from overflowing—broke, causing record flooding.
Emergency workers used boats and helicopters to rescue thousands of people stranded on rooftops. At least 44 people in the U.S. were killed.
In the Caribbean, Matthew devastated the nation of Haiti, causing as many as 1,000 deaths. Tens of thousands more lost their homes. Officials are concerned about food shortages and the spread of disease in the country. Recovery efforts are still under way.