Stories, video, photos and how to help: Hurricane Matthew in North Carolina

Eighteen months after Hurricane Matthew left a Durham road underwater, the Department of Transportation is replacing it with a bridge/

A Cumberland County man says due to Hurricane Matthew, he's been living in a camper in his backyard for a year.

Nearly three months after Hurricane Matthew, many who were flooded out of their homes are no closer to getting back in.

Two months after flooding from Hurricane Matthew devastated parts of eastern North Carolina, hundreds of people remain homeless.

It's been nearly one year since Hurricane Matthew devastated the Town of Princeville, and a new project is intended to make the town more resilient during the next flood.

Nearly one year after Hurricane Matthew ripped through North Carolina, destroying homes and washing out dams, Fayetteville city leaders continue to struggle with a plan for recovery.

The state and federal government plan to spend about $8.75 million to replace the blown-out dam on Rhodes Pond, a northeastern Cumberland County lake that was a popular recreation spot.

Rebuilding Together of the Triangle and Lowes Home Improvement store has provided a $100,000 Rebuild-A-Block project for Hurricane Matthew victims in Fayetteville.

Gov. Roy Cooper spoke to farmers in Robeson County Tuesday evening to get an update on Hurricane Matthew recovery.

In the weeks after Hurricane Matthew, FEMA started taking applications for aid. As of March 30, FEMA has paid out nearly $97 million to 81,500 families in North Carolina alone. A large chunk of those are in Cumberland County, where nearly 15,000 families registered and have received nearly $16 million.

Nearly six months ago, flooding from Hurricane Matthew destroyed tens of thousands of homes. Many of those homes were in Robeson County.

Six months have passed since Hurricane Matthew battered eastern North Carolina with wind and rain. After the storm rolled through, about 600 roads were impacted, including everything from Interstate 40 to residential side streets.

The town of Princeville is asking for help dealing with a housing crisis caused by Hurricane Matthew. A Quality Inn in Tarboro is currently home for 46 families who were flooded out of their homes in October. More than 50 additional families are living in other hotels across Edgecombe County.

Princeville homeowners packed a meeting about their future following devastation from Hurricane Matthew on Monday night.

An interactive map of river basins and gauge levels from Oct. 7-17, 2016, in eastern North Carolina.

Three months ago Hurricane Matthew hit North Carolina. Plenty of roads are still waiting for repairs, including a section of Highway 53 in southern Cumberland County. The detour around that short stretch of road takes drivers on a 30-mile journey.

In Princeville, where residents are still drying out from Hurricane Matthew's inundation, there were questions again on Friday about when and how the town can better prepare to better tame the Tar River when the next torrent comes.

Sky 5 surveys damage from across Central and Eastern North Carolina following Hurricane Matthew.

WRAL.com visitors and TV viewers submitted these videos showing the impact of Hurricane Matthew on Central and Eastern North Carolina.

Hurricane Matthew skirted by the North Carolina coast on Oct. 8, 2016, but it dropped torrential rains across all of Central and Eastern North Carolina, leaving behind death and destruction for many.

Because of the winter storm, the deadline for North Carolinians to seek federal aid in recovering from Hurricane Matthew has been extended to Jan. 23.

Hurricane Matthew generated devastating flooding across Central and Eastern North Carolina in October 2016 after the storm brushed past the coastline on Oct. 8, 2016.

After Hurricane Matthew, rivers rose, bringing devastating flooding to eastern North Carolina. WRAL-TV covered those communities as they evacuated, waited and faced cleanup and recovery.

Find out what is happening in each North Carolina county during tropical storms and other widespread emergencies. Get damage reports, shelter information and more.

The Red Cross is the first line of aid after a storm, such as Hurricane Matthew. Then, communities step in - friends, families, neighbors and churches work to help one another.

The Town of Smithfield has been working to recover from Hurricane Matthew since the storm rolled through North Carolina last fall.

Gov. Roy Cooper visited Edgecombe County Thursday to tour areas still struggling to recover from devastation left behind by Hurricane Matthew.

Edgecombe County was one of the areas hit hardest by flooding after Hurricane Matthew, but help from FEMA is slow to come to the hundreds of people displaced by the flood, many who are still in temporary housing.

A Fayetteville Public Works Commission worker died Tuesday while repairing an earthen dam A Fayetteville Public Works Commission worker died Tuesday while making repairs near an earthen dam damaged by Hurricane Matthew, authorities said.

Sixty-six children from Princeville were treated to a day full of fun in Raleigh Tuesday as their families continue to recover from Hurricane Matthew.

The six weeks after Hurricane Matthew hit has been a trying time for many people across North Carolina, but it will take a lot of high water to bring one Goldsboro family down.

As disaster recovery centers operated by North Carolina Emergency Management and FEMA begin to close across eastern North Carolina, assistance remains available by phone for those who need to request help or check the status of promised aid in recovery and rebuilding from Hurricane Matthew.

More than two weeks after Hurricane Matthew's floodwaters invaded Princeville, everyone in the community was finally able to return home on Tuesday.

About 1,000 Princeville residents have been allowed to go back to their homes to get a first look at the damage caused by Hurricane Matthew.

Three weeks after Hurricane Matthew tore through North Carolina, three shelters remain open, including one in Goldsboro.

Three weeks after the storm, power has not been restored for everyone.

Former military members are providing disaster relief in Goldsboro and other areas affected by Hurricane Matthew

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has put a freeze on about $134 million owed to dozens of North Carolina counties for repairs after Hurricane Matthew.

Groups helping the thousands of North Carolinians who saw homes and businesses flooded by Hurricane Matthew say the need for volunteers has not decreased as time has passed. The shortage of hands is greatest in counties hardest-hit by the storm.

In Cumberland County, where the Salvation Army's downtown Fayetteville dormitory was flooded by Hurricane Matthew, leaders are making contingency plans and working to let the needy know they have a place to go to get out of the cold.

Days after Hurricane Matthew moved out of eastern North Carolina in October, historic Princeville was still dry. It wouldn't last, however, as three days after the storm, water moved past a levee designed to protect Princeville, leaving 80 percent of the town under water.

Months after Hurricane Matthew, victims staying in a Fayetteville hotel said they were told they need to leave.

As North Carolinians continue to repair or rebuild their homes damaged by Hurricane Matthew, FEMA has teamed up with home improvement stores in Robeson, Craven, Currituck and Duplin counties to provide free information, tips and literature on making homes safer and stronger.

The World Meteorological Organization on Monday retired Matthew and Otto as Atlantic storm names.

Monday is the deadline for North Carolina residents affected by Hurricane Matthew to register for federal assistance.

Lake Dam Road has been closed since 2014 because of structural deficiencies, and Joe Matthews said he is even more frustrated by the inconvenient detour.

Seven months after Hurricane Matthew caused billions of dollars of damage to North Carolina, the state is getting ready for another hurricane season.