As Hurricane Matthew stalled over the eastern part of North Carolina in October 2016, large parts of Edgecombe County were inundated.
The storm damaged about 3,500 buildings across the county and at least 250 filled with more than four feet of water. Thousands were displaced from their homes and forced into makeshift shelters. When the Tar River peaked, it drowned the town of Princeville.
Edgecombe residents young and old were caught in the disaster. The flooding displaced many students at W.A. Pattillo Middle School through the end of the 2016-17 school year.
[For more on this story by Taylor Knopf, go to https://www.northcarolinahealt...deal-student-trauma/]
Photo: North Carolina Army National Guardsmen (NCNG) and local emergency services assist with the evacuation efforts on Friday, Oct. 08, 2016. Heavy rains caused by Hurricane Matthew led to flooding throughout eastern North Carolina. U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Shaw, 382nd Public Affairs Detachment/ via Flickr Creative Commons
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