US - State environmental inspectors have flown over pig farms in eastern North Carolina to survey the impact of Hurricane Matthew.Flyover of eastern North Carolina farms shows some flooding, no confirmed breachesThe aerial tours indicate that some lagoons were inundated by floodwaters but did not show any confirmed breaches or overtopping.“We are cautiously optimistic that North Carolina’s swine operations have survived the storm without experiencing the catastrophic damage we saw during Hurricane Floyd,” said Donald R. van der Vaart, secretary of the state environmental department.

　　国家环境督察员已经巡视过北卡罗莱纳州(Carolina)东部的养猪场，调查了飓风“马修”带来的影响。从空中俯瞰北卡罗莱纳州东部，惟独一些受到洪涝灾害的农场，目前没有证实被摧毁的农场。飞行察看员表示部分泻湖已经被洪水吞没，但未指出有任何确认的破坏或越堤现象。国家环境部部长Donald R. van der Vaart说：“我们曾目睹了佛洛依德飓风产生的劫难性破坏，对于卡罗莱纳州养猪企业已经从暴风中幸存下来，没有遇到那样的劫难，我们对此表示谨慎乐观的态度。”