Mar-Mac residents face roadblocks after Hurricane Matthew

After Hurricane Matthew flooded and washed out roads in Mar-Mac residents have a hard time getting into the town as emergency officials continue to respond to people in flooded homes and vehicles.
Posted 10/13/2016, 2:31:06 AM Updated 9/23/2025, 7:51:31 PM

WILL RECEDE ALLOWING THE --

TRAFFIC TO FLOW AGAIN.

>>> A COMMUNITY IS HAVING A

HARD TIME.

THE ENTIRE TOWN IS NOT EASY TO

GET TO.

>> Reporter: YOU KNOW IT IS

BAD WHEN YOU CAN NOT MAKE IT

INTO TOWN.

WE TRIED SEVERAL ROUTES FROM

SEVERAL DIRECTIONS TO GET IN.

TIME AND AGAIN WE RAN INTO

LITERAL ROADBLOCKS AGAIN AND

AGAIN.

THE ROAD AHEAD WAS FLOODED OR

NOT THERE AT ALL.

THIS MAY BE THE END OF THE ROAD

IN OUR JOURNEY.

WE HAVE SEEN A LOT OF

BARRICADES, OBVIOUS LOW.

IT IS THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE

SEEN THIS.

THE BRIDGE BEYOND HERE IT IS

NOT SOUND.

DO NOT GO AROUND THE BARRIERS.

>> WE DID NOT GIVE UP.

WE TRAVELED ONE MORE ROAD AND

WOULDN'T YOU KNOW IT?

>> I WOULD OF THOUGHT NO, NO,

NOT GOING TO GET THAT DEEP THIS

TIME.

BUT, IT DID.

>> Reporter: TPOEUPBLY IN TOWN

WE FOUND CHIEF TOMMY BAKER WITH

THE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT.

THE MAN HAS BEEN WITHOUT SLEEP

FOR DAYS.

PLUCKING PEOPLE FROM HOMES.

>> RESCUED THE FOLKS, BROUGHT

THEM BACK TO THE TRUCKS AND

THEN BROUGHT THEM OUT ON THE

TRUCKS.

>> Reporter: IT SEEMED THINGS

WERE FINALLY CALMING DOWN WHEN

THIS CAME UP.

>> WE HAD A BIT OF A SCARE.

540 POUND ACRE POND.

LOCATED AT A DUKE POWER PLANT.

HAD IT GIVEN WAY A BAD FLOODING

SITUATION WOULD GET A LOT

WORSE.

SO FAR THAT IS NOT HAPPENING.

ADAM OWE, S. WRAL NEWS, FINALLY

IN MARMACK.

>> NOW, THEY HAVE SEEN

DEVASTATING FLOODING BEFORE.

THEY WERE HIT HARD BY FLOYD IN

1999.

IN THE LOW-LYING AREA OF TOWN

59 RESIDENTS DECIDED NOT TO

REBUILD.

THE FIRE CHIEF IS WORRIED THE

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