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The destructive effects of Hurricane Matthew left about 12.9% of Haiti's population – 1.4 million people – in need of humanitarian assistance, [91] of whom about 40% were children and another 40% were women of reproductive age. [92] It was the largest disaster in the country since the 2010 earthquake. [91]
Hurricane Matthew was an extremely powerful tropical cyclone which caused catastrophic damage and a humanitarian crisis in Haiti, as well as widespread devastation in the southeastern United States. The deadliest Atlantic hurricane since Hurricane Stan in 2005, and the first Category 5 Atlantic hurricane since Felix in 2007, Matthew was the ...
Hurricane Matthew. Hurricane Matthew was the first Category 5 Atlantic hurricane since Felix in 2007 and the southernmost Category 5 Atlantic hurricane on record. The system originated from a tropical wave that emerged off the west coast of Africa on September 22, and ultimately dissipated as an extratropical cyclone near Atlantic Canada on ...
Hurricane Matthew has killed at least 69 people, the death toll in struggling Haiti alone rising to 65, local officials said. Hurricane Matthew has killed at least 69 people, the death toll in ...
The number of deaths in Haiti, the poorest country in the Americas, jumped to at least 877 on Friday. Hurricane Matthew kills almost 900 in Haiti before striking US Skip to main content
The death toll from Hurricane Matthew has risen according to local officials, taking the total number of dead from the storm to 140. Hurricane Matthew kills at least 283 in Haiti, dozens in one ...
3–4 October: Hurricane Matthew hits Haiti with catastrophic flooding of up to 40 inches and storm surge of up to 10 feet. [18] At least 580 people were killed and more than 35,000 left homeless by the storm. 2018. 6 October: A 5.9 magnitude earthquake with a depth of 11.7km [19] occurred at 20:11 local time killing 12 people and injuring 188.
A Reuters photographer gives some striking insight into the struggles of covering Hurricane Matthew's aftermath in Haiti.