Every year tens of thousands of businesses are affected by natural disasters, and this year was no exception.

Although the insurance industry expects the fallout to be much less than initially thought, it’s estimated that more than one million structures have been either damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Matthew, and tens of thousands of employees are temporarily out of work.

In fact, Goldman Sachs estimates this storm probably caused $10 billion in damage, placing it as the 22nd worst storm since World War II. And for residents of North Carolina, facing continued flooding the disaster isn’t over yet.

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