Jacksonville (AFP) - A weakened Hurricane Matthew churned just off the coast of the US states of Georgia and South Carolina Saturday, threatening deadly floods after leaving more than a million people without power in Florida and claiming five lives.
At 0600 GMT, Matthew -- now a Category 2 system with top sustained winds of 105 miles per hour (165 km/h) -- was closing in on a stretch of coast near historic colonial-era cities of Charleston, South Carolina and Savannah, Georgia.
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