Hurricane Matthew death toll crosses 900 in Haiti, kills four in Florida
Hurricane Matthew killed almost 900 people and displaced tens of thousands in Haiti before plowing northward on Saturday just off the southeast US.
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A man starts repairs on his home in western Haiti. Hurricane Matthew killed at least 900 people and displaced tens of thousands in Haiti before plowing northward on Saturday just off the southeast US coast and causing major flooding and widespread power outages. AFP
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The number of deaths in Haiti, the poorest country in the Americas, surged to 877 on Friday as information trickled in from remote areas previously cut off by the storm. AP
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A Charleston resident reacts to the wind and rain as he pauses with his bicycle along the East Battery promenade on the southern tip of the city as Hurricane Matthew arrives in Charleston, South Carolina. Matthew triggered mass evacuations along the US Atlantic coast from Florida northward through Georgia and into South Carolina and North Carolina. Reuters
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Matthew smashed through Haiti’s western peninsula on Tuesday with 145 mph (233 kph) winds and torrential rain. Some 61,500 people were in shelters, officials said, after the storm hurled the sea into fragile coastal villages, some of which were only now being contacted. AP
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A single car drives through the historic King Street shopping district ahead of Hurricane Matthew in Charleston, South Carolina. Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina, all declared a state of emergency in response to Hurricane Matthew. Getty Images
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Residents clean a street muddied by the heavy rains brought by Hurricane Matthew in Baracoa, Cuba. Matthew hit Cuba’s lightly populated eastern tip Tuesday night, damaging hundreds of homes in the easternmost city of Baracoa but there were no reports of deaths. AP


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