Photos: Hurricane Matthew's aftermath in Georgia

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Photos: Hurricane Matthew's aftermath in Georgia

Flood waters receed from around houses of a Savannah neighborhood in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016. Curtis Compton /ccompton@ajc.com

Mildred McClain looks one of Eric Riley's damaged cars from Hurricane Matthew in Savannah on Sunday, October 9, 2016. Tens of thousands of coastal Georgia residents heeded the governor's evacuation order and cleared out ahead of Hurricane Matthew. But now Matthew's gone to other shores, and many of those Georgia storm refugees are still inland, waiting for the all-clear from back home. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

Eric Riley (right) shows Mildred McClain his damaged home from Hurricane Matthew in Savannah on Sunday, October 9, 2016. Tens of thousands of coastal Georgia residents heeded the governor's evacuation order and cleared out ahead of Hurricane Matthew. But now Matthew's gone to other shores, and many of those Georgia storm refugees are still inland, waiting for the all-clear from back home. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

A pair of sailboats have been blown lose from their harbor anchors into the marsh at Shelman Bluff just south of Harris Neck along the Georgia coast in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016. Curtis Compton /ccompton@ajc.com

A wild horse appears to have weathered the storm along the beach of Cumberland Island in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016.. Curtis Compton /ccompton@ajc.com

The Coskspur Island Light, the smallest lighthouse in Georgia located in Chatham County, is seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016. It ceased operation as an active beacon in 1909. Curtis Compton /ccompton@ajc.com

A battered boat washed ashore on Ossabaw Island, a barrier island off the coast of Georgia in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016. Curtis Compton /ccompton@ajc.com

A man carries a suitcase ashore from a boat at Sea Island of the coast of Georgia, apparently returning to his home before the island is reopened in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016. Curtis Compton /ccompton@ajc.com

A building lot on the narrow sand spit on the southern end of Sea Island is seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016.. Curtis Compton /ccompton@ajc.com

A bouy that broke lose has washed ashore on the beach by the Little Cumberland Island Lighthouse that may have lost some ground to the sea during Hurricane Matthew on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016, on the north end of Little Cumberland Island. Curtis Compton /ccompton@ajc.com

Dow Burck cleans up his yard after Hurricane Matthew passed through Brunswick on Saturday, October 8, 2016. Tens of thousands of coastal Georgia residents heeded the governor's evacuation order and cleared out ahead of Hurricane Matthew. But now Matthew's gone to other shores, and many of those Georgia storm refugees are still inland, waiting for the all-clear from back home. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

The Little Cumberland Island Lighthouse appears to have lost a little more ground to the sea during Hurricane Matthew seen on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016, on the north end of Little Cumberland Island. Curtis Compton /ccompton@ajc.com

Building lots are seen on the southern spit of Sea Island in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016. The area had been left natural and undeveloped. Curtis Compton /ccompton@ajc.com

Many vehicles sit in flood waters at Savannah Auto in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016, in Savannah. Curtis Compton /ccompton@ajc.com

October 09, 2016 SAVANNAH: Georgia Department of Transportation workers help repair downed street lights and power along Highway 307 in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016, in Savannah. Curtis Compton /ccompton@ajc.com

October 09, 2016 SAVANNAH: Georgia Department of Transportation workers help repair downed street lights and power along Highway 307 in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016, in Savannah. Curtis Compton /ccompton@ajc.com

Georgia National Guard troops assist with policing the town and surrounding area during a mandatory curfew from 7 PM to 7 AM in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016, in Savannah. The National Guard has 15 vehicles serving in five precincts and are building to 300 troops to serve a supporting role for the Savannah-Chatham area as called upon. Curtis Compton /ccompton@ajc.com

Georgia National Guard troops help police Savannah and the surrounding area during a mandatory curfew from 7 PM Saturday to 7 AM Sunday after Hurricane Matthew hit. Curtis Compton /ccompton@ajc.com

Georgia National Guard troops help police Savannah and surrounding area during a mandatory curfew from from 7 PM Saturday to 7 AM Sunday after Hurricane Matthew hit on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016. The National Guard has 15 vehicles serving in five precincts and are building to 300 troops to serve a supporting role for the Savannah-Chatham area. Curtis Compton /ccompton@ajc.com

Emergency personnel equipped for a boat rescue block off a portion of flooded President Street during Hurricane Matthew on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016, in Savannah. Several rescues reportedly occurred in the Savannah area during the storm. Curtis Compton /ccompton@ajc.com

The exhausted local couple of Addie & Richard Schlemmer sit at the deserted City Market, normally one of the most vibrant parts of the city on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016, in Savannah. They endured a sleepless night when Hurricane Matthew moved in. Curtis Compton /ccompton@ajc.com

After finding one restaurant open in town, Daunika Williams makes her way through the City Market, normally one of the most vibrant parts of the city, but now resembling a ghost town after Hurricane Matthew on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016, in Savannah. Curtis Compton /ccompton@ajc.com

The City Market, normally one of the most vibrant parts of the city, is a ghost town in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016, in Savannah. Curtis Compton /ccompton@ajc.com

Chatham County Commission Chairman Albert J. Scott announces there have been two fatalities in Chatham County from Hurricane Matthew. The briefing was at the Emergency Operations Center on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016, in Savannah. One death occurred on the Isle of Hope and the other at Wilmington Island. Curtis Compton /ccompton@ajc.com

Chatham County Commission Chairman Albert J. Scott (right) announces there have been two fatalities in Chatham County from Hurricane Matthew. The news briefing was held at the Emergency Operations Center on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016, in Savannah. One death occurred on the Isle of Hope and the other at Wilmington Island. Curtis Compton /ccompton@ajc.com

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Flood waters receed from around houses of a Savannah neighborhood in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016. Curtis Compton /ccompton@ajc.com

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