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| Hurricane Matthew: Florida hit by 'monster' storm after hundreds killed in Haiti – latest | Hurricane Matthew: Florida hit by 'monster' storm after hundreds killed in Haiti – latest |
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| 5.23am BST | |
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| These images from Port-Salut, in the South Department of Haiti, show the devastation caused by Hurricane Matthew. | |
| Hotel le boucanier (pompon cherestal) à Port Salut #Matthew pic.twitter.com/oEkvy89mET | |
| Nazine Hotel (Port Salut) #Matthew #MatthewHaiti pic.twitter.com/u8RWaMlSqH | |
| Hotel au beau lambi port Salut #Matthew pic.twitter.com/43XfTrofcj | |
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| Death toll in excess of 280 in Haiti | |
| Hurricane Matthew has already ripped through Haiti, with the number of people killed rising rapidly into the hundreds on Thursday, Reuters reports. | |
| The total differs between different government agencies and committees, but a Reuters tally of deaths reported by civil protection officials at a local level showed the storm killed at least 339 people. | |
| Earlier on Thursday, a meeting of emergency workers including representatives from the government, the United Nations and international aid agencies said 283 had been killed. | |
| “We have nothing left to survive on, all the crops have gone, all fruit trees are down, I don’t have a clue how this is going to be fixed,” said Marc Soniel Noel, the deputy mayor of Chantal. | |
| Four people were killed over the weekend in the Dominican Republic, which shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti. | |
| Many victims were killed by falling trees, flying debris and swollen rivers when Matthew hit on Tuesday with winds of 145 miles per hour. | |
| Most of the fatalities were in towns and fishing villages around the western end of Tiburon peninsula in Haiti’s southwest. | |
| The storm passed directly through the peninsula, driving the sea inland and flattening homes on Monday and Tuesday. | |
| The devastation in the Grand’Anse capital of Jeremie is evident in these pictures. | |
| Destroyed houses in Jeremie #Haiti After #Matthew by @carlosrawlins for @Reuters pic.twitter.com/WaJDuSQ1c4 | |
| According to a report from Unicef on Thursday, telecommunication to Grand’Anse has been re-established, confirming that more than 11,000 people in that area have had their homes destroyed in the storm. That’s in addition to the more than 5,000 in the West. | |
| Small towns along the western part of Haiti suffered extreme damage from heavy winds,rains and on the coastal areas storm surge #Matthew pic.twitter.com/9rhjO9BCc1 | |
| The only road connecting the capital of Port-au-Prince to the South is inaccessible after a bridge collapse on Tuesday. A presidential election scheduled for Sunday has been postponed as a result of the devastation. | |
| Affected areas are experiencing outbreaks of disease, including cholera, Zika and dengue fever, which could be worsened by conditions. Les Cayes, for example, is completely flooded, and many diseases are water-borne. | |
| Access to clean water and sanitation is therefore at the top of the priority list. | |
| 4.59am BST | |
| 04:59 | |
| With Florida Power & Light Company reporting close to 100,000 customers without power, Brevard County Emergency Management has reminded people that text messages are the most efficient form of communication in the case of an outage. | |
| “Plain text (SMS) messages require the smallest amount of cellphine power and only need limited bandwidth to send. That means plain texts with no hpotos, no video, no video and no emoticons, sent to one person at a time.” | |
| Journalist Gail Paschall-Brown shared this image of heavy rain in Daytona Beach as Hurricane Matthew bears down on the coastline. | |
| Rain and wind picking up a bit just off Richard Petty Blvd, Daytona Beach @wesh pic.twitter.com/cn5UjvyKF8 | |
| Latest look at radar as we're watching that eye move closer to the coastline. Here's a glimpse... #WESHwx pic.twitter.com/ZOcwTar2vR | |
| 4.53am BST | |
| 04:53 | |
| The Weather Channel’s on-camera meteorologist Paul Goodloe is evacuating the Jacksonville Marriott. “Too dangerous to stay, so we are seeking safer ground while we can,” he tweeted. | |
| The back and front doors have been sandbagged and the building is deserted, as he showed in a video he posted to Instagram. | |
| “We’re the last ones here. If the Weather Channel is leaving Jacksonville Beach, I think everyone else should as well.” | |
| Officials have been frustrated by some residents’ resistance to evacuation orders. The frustrated sheriff of Martin County, William Snyder, told NBC News on Thursday afternoon that the stakes were high. | |
| “People do not seem to get it and are not leaving. I’m not saying this to be theatrical ... I asked my captain of detectives if he had body bags because if we get 140 mph winds in mobile home parks, we are going to have fatalities.” | |
| Several counties, including Volusia, Seminole, Flagler and Orange counties, have issued mandatory curfews in an attempt to prevent fatalities. Residents won’t be prevented by law enforcement from evacuating; “however, anyone caught loitering could be charged with a misdemeanor”. | |
| 4.37am BST | 4.37am BST |
| 04:37 | 04:37 |
| Nearly 100,000 households are without power in Florida, according to the 11pm update from Florida Power and Light, with more than 41,000 in Palm Beach County, 16,400 in Miama-Dade and 11,000 in Broward. That total is expected to climb. | Nearly 100,000 households are without power in Florida, according to the 11pm update from Florida Power and Light, with more than 41,000 in Palm Beach County, 16,400 in Miama-Dade and 11,000 in Broward. That total is expected to climb. |
| Power outages can be deadly if we respond dangerously. Don’t run generators indoors. Carbon monoxide can wipe out a family. #Matthew | Power outages can be deadly if we respond dangerously. Don’t run generators indoors. Carbon monoxide can wipe out a family. #Matthew |
| Ed Rappaport, deputy director of the National Hurricane Center, told CNN that said conditions will deteriorate as Hurricane Matthew nears the northern coast. Storm surge could reach 11ft high if it makes impact with the shoreline. | Ed Rappaport, deputy director of the National Hurricane Center, told CNN that said conditions will deteriorate as Hurricane Matthew nears the northern coast. Storm surge could reach 11ft high if it makes impact with the shoreline. |
| Rappaport said Hurricane Matthew had peaked in intensity in terms of windspeed “but not enough that it will drop below a Category 3” by the time it reaches the shore. | Rappaport said Hurricane Matthew had peaked in intensity in terms of windspeed “but not enough that it will drop below a Category 3” by the time it reaches the shore. |
| “Even if it were to get 5mph higher or 10-15mph lower, it’s not going to change the impact.” | “Even if it were to get 5mph higher or 10-15mph lower, it’s not going to change the impact.” |
| The key question, said Rappaport, is whether the eye of the storm hits the coast or, “if we’re lucky, stays just offshore”. | The key question, said Rappaport, is whether the eye of the storm hits the coast or, “if we’re lucky, stays just offshore”. |
| Wind gusts more frequent now pic.twitter.com/8ALLhJItt6 | Wind gusts more frequent now pic.twitter.com/8ALLhJItt6 |
| Regardless, there remains the potential of “loss of life” as a result of the storm surge, strong winds, and possible flooding. With as many as 12in rain forecast, inland areas at particularly at risk. | Regardless, there remains the potential of “loss of life” as a result of the storm surge, strong winds, and possible flooding. With as many as 12in rain forecast, inland areas at particularly at risk. |
| CNN’s weather anchor Derek Van Dam has remarked on the “ominous, if not desire wording” that, even as the storm passes, “locations may be uninhabitable for weeks and months” as a result of widespread and extensive damage. | CNN’s weather anchor Derek Van Dam has remarked on the “ominous, if not desire wording” that, even as the storm passes, “locations may be uninhabitable for weeks and months” as a result of widespread and extensive damage. |
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| 04:15 | 04:15 |
| Currently Category 4, Hurricane Matthew is now on track to be a Category 3 storm – classified as winds of 111-129 mph – by the time it makes landfall in central Florida, according to the National Hurricane Center’s latest advisory. | Currently Category 4, Hurricane Matthew is now on track to be a Category 3 storm – classified as winds of 111-129 mph – by the time it makes landfall in central Florida, according to the National Hurricane Center’s latest advisory. |
| The below projection shows wind speeds of 120mph by the time the storm reaches Jacksonville, at about 8pm on Friday local time. The weather system is forecast to begin heading out to sea around 24 hours later. | The below projection shows wind speeds of 120mph by the time the storm reaches Jacksonville, at about 8pm on Friday local time. The weather system is forecast to begin heading out to sea around 24 hours later. |
| NHC has issued their 11pm advisory. Here's the latest! #WESHwx pic.twitter.com/2Ko6Cp4Lmm | NHC has issued their 11pm advisory. Here's the latest! #WESHwx pic.twitter.com/2Ko6Cp4Lmm |
| The downgraded category and slight shift to the east is a promising update, but make no mistake: a Category 3 storm can cause serious damage. | The downgraded category and slight shift to the east is a promising update, but make no mistake: a Category 3 storm can cause serious damage. |
| 11:10pm #Hurricane #Matthew radar image. Eye about 45 miles E of the coast. Stil moving NW. May stay just offshore. pic.twitter.com/fRCVRKo5Ty | 11:10pm #Hurricane #Matthew radar image. Eye about 45 miles E of the coast. Stil moving NW. May stay just offshore. pic.twitter.com/fRCVRKo5Ty |
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| 04:09 | 04:09 |
| Hurricane Nicole upgraded to Category 2 | Hurricane Nicole upgraded to Category 2 |
| The National Hurricane Center has advised that Hurricane Nicole – hot on the heels of Hurricane Matthew – has been upgraded to Category 2 in its latest advisory. | The National Hurricane Center has advised that Hurricane Nicole – hot on the heels of Hurricane Matthew – has been upgraded to Category 2 in its latest advisory. |
| Nicole was upgraded from a tropical storm to a Category 1 hurricane earlier on Thursday. This projection shows how the smaller storm might impact on Matthew’s path. | Nicole was upgraded from a tropical storm to a Category 1 hurricane earlier on Thursday. This projection shows how the smaller storm might impact on Matthew’s path. |
| Complicated relationship b/t Hurricanes Matthew & Nicole + high pressure. ----> increasing likelihood of S. FL impacts (again) in 5-days+ pic.twitter.com/LL90SrzLZx | Complicated relationship b/t Hurricanes Matthew & Nicole + high pressure. ----> increasing likelihood of S. FL impacts (again) in 5-days+ pic.twitter.com/LL90SrzLZx |
| Nicole is currently located about 340 miles south of Bermuda with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph, but would likely to begin weakening on Friday, the NHC said. | Nicole is currently located about 340 miles south of Bermuda with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph, but would likely to begin weakening on Friday, the NHC said. |
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| 04:01 | 04:01 |
| Elle Hunt | Elle Hunt |
| Thanks for following with our coverage of the devastating Hurricane Matthew, now bearing down on Jacksonville, Florida, where the local time is approaching 11pm. This image, tweeted by local media, shows the storm looming down on Charleston. | Thanks for following with our coverage of the devastating Hurricane Matthew, now bearing down on Jacksonville, Florida, where the local time is approaching 11pm. This image, tweeted by local media, shows the storm looming down on Charleston. |
| Charleston is currently a Ghost Town as #HurricaneMatthew approachesPics > https://t.co/nRSrHoPoAf pic.twitter.com/G32VvDxVuJ | Charleston is currently a Ghost Town as #HurricaneMatthew approachesPics > https://t.co/nRSrHoPoAf pic.twitter.com/G32VvDxVuJ |
| Described as the worst storm in over a century, Matthew is currently Category 4: the second-highest classification possible. | Described as the worst storm in over a century, Matthew is currently Category 4: the second-highest classification possible. |
| A Category 4 storm is one with winds of between 130-156 miles per hour, causing damage to most trees and buildings. The last – and only – Category 4 hurricane to reach northeast Florida or the Georgia coast was in 1898. | A Category 4 storm is one with winds of between 130-156 miles per hour, causing damage to most trees and buildings. The last – and only – Category 4 hurricane to reach northeast Florida or the Georgia coast was in 1898. |
| Category 5, of storms with winds of above 157mph, is the highest possible classification, causing “catastrophic damage”. There is a chance that Hurricane Matthew may reach that intensity. | Category 5, of storms with winds of above 157mph, is the highest possible classification, causing “catastrophic damage”. There is a chance that Hurricane Matthew may reach that intensity. |
| Mark Elliot of the Weather Channel, who is covering Matthew from Brunswick, GA, tonight, has tweeted a video explainer of how storm categories differ. | Mark Elliot of the Weather Channel, who is covering Matthew from Brunswick, GA, tonight, has tweeted a video explainer of how storm categories differ. |
| But wind is just one aspect of damage caused by hurricanes. A storm surge of 6-10 feet is expected to occur along low-lying areas of the southeastern coastline from central Florida to South Carolina. | But wind is just one aspect of damage caused by hurricanes. A storm surge of 6-10 feet is expected to occur along low-lying areas of the southeastern coastline from central Florida to South Carolina. |
| This graph of waves 20 miles east of Cape Canaveral, Florida, shows increasing waves offshore. | This graph of waves 20 miles east of Cape Canaveral, Florida, shows increasing waves offshore. |
| Meanwhile, offshore, waves increasing in advance of arrival of the core of #HurricaneMatthew (buoy ~20 mi east of Cape Canaveral) pic.twitter.com/hnebB5e0xB | Meanwhile, offshore, waves increasing in advance of arrival of the core of #HurricaneMatthew (buoy ~20 mi east of Cape Canaveral) pic.twitter.com/hnebB5e0xB |
| 3.48am BST | 3.48am BST |
| 03:48 | 03:48 |
| Here's where things stand at 11pm EDT | Here's where things stand at 11pm EDT |
| #HurricaneMatthew is expected to make landfall tonight near the east coast of FL as a dangerous cat 4 storm. pic.twitter.com/3l1Y7SvmVa | #HurricaneMatthew is expected to make landfall tonight near the east coast of FL as a dangerous cat 4 storm. pic.twitter.com/3l1Y7SvmVa |
| I’m now handing you over to my colleague Elle Hunt, who will be keeping you updated throughout the night as the situation develops. | I’m now handing you over to my colleague Elle Hunt, who will be keeping you updated throughout the night as the situation develops. |
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| 03:40 | 03:40 |
| Richard Luscombe | Richard Luscombe |
| “Hurricane Matthew’s outer bands are giving us a lashing tonight in northern Broward County, close to the Palm Beach county line, with torrential rain crashing in waves and severe wind gusts giving the roof and the storm shutters a good rattling,” reports the Guardian’s Richard Luscombe in Coral Springs, Florida. | “Hurricane Matthew’s outer bands are giving us a lashing tonight in northern Broward County, close to the Palm Beach county line, with torrential rain crashing in waves and severe wind gusts giving the roof and the storm shutters a good rattling,” reports the Guardian’s Richard Luscombe in Coral Springs, Florida. |
| It’s still too dangerous to venture out after a day cooped up inside, but the good news for South Florida at least is that we’re no longer under a hurricane warning and the worst appears to have passed as the storm moves north and menaces other parts of the state. | It’s still too dangerous to venture out after a day cooped up inside, but the good news for South Florida at least is that we’re no longer under a hurricane warning and the worst appears to have passed as the storm moves north and menaces other parts of the state. |
| In Miami-Dade county, the feeling was that the bottom third of Florida had dodged a bullet, after earlier fears the eye of the storm would “wobble” inland and make a direct hit. “Basically, the worst of the storm will be over by midnight,” mayor Carlos Gimenez announced at an evening briefing. “We do not anticipate major damage.” | In Miami-Dade county, the feeling was that the bottom third of Florida had dodged a bullet, after earlier fears the eye of the storm would “wobble” inland and make a direct hit. “Basically, the worst of the storm will be over by midnight,” mayor Carlos Gimenez announced at an evening briefing. “We do not anticipate major damage.” |
| Further north, however, it’s a different story, and it promises to be a long night. Florida’s governor Rick Scott is warning that Brevard and Volusia counties are set to experience the worst of the wind, and even Orlando, sixty miles inland, will not be immune to Matthew’s massive wind field. | Further north, however, it’s a different story, and it promises to be a long night. Florida’s governor Rick Scott is warning that Brevard and Volusia counties are set to experience the worst of the wind, and even Orlando, sixty miles inland, will not be immune to Matthew’s massive wind field. |
| Hotel rooms are scarce in Orlando tonight, thousands of evacuees from the barrier islands and coastal towns 60 miles east joining tourists who will be idle on Friday due to the closure of theme parks. Disney was closed due to weather for only the fourth time since its famed Magic Kingdom opened in 1971. | Hotel rooms are scarce in Orlando tonight, thousands of evacuees from the barrier islands and coastal towns 60 miles east joining tourists who will be idle on Friday due to the closure of theme parks. Disney was closed due to weather for only the fourth time since its famed Magic Kingdom opened in 1971. |
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| 03:29 | 03:29 |
| The Florida coast is being pounded by winds and rain as the eye of the storm approaches landfall near Palm Beach. | The Florida coast is being pounded by winds and rain as the eye of the storm approaches landfall near Palm Beach. |
| It's a dark and stormy night as the outer edge of #HurricaneMatthew hits Palm Beach pic.twitter.com/Pkx7cmJoa1 | It's a dark and stormy night as the outer edge of #HurricaneMatthew hits Palm Beach pic.twitter.com/Pkx7cmJoa1 |
| Fox5DC reports that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is on high alert as Hurricane Matthew pounds the Florida coast. | Fox5DC reports that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is on high alert as Hurricane Matthew pounds the Florida coast. |
| FEMA’s headquarters for the federal preparations is in Southwest D.C. Inside is a buzz of activity at the National Response Coordination Center where representatives from all federal government agencies gather to coordinate logistics and plan with state and local governments. They have been at work here and around the country for days. | FEMA’s headquarters for the federal preparations is in Southwest D.C. Inside is a buzz of activity at the National Response Coordination Center where representatives from all federal government agencies gather to coordinate logistics and plan with state and local governments. They have been at work here and around the country for days. |
| “We have had boots on the ground and several personnel throughout Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina for several days co-located with their state counterparts who we are supporting,” said Rafael Lamitre, FEMA’s Director of Public Affairs. “We also have rapid response teams that we have sent from various places around the country to various areas in and around the potentially affected areas.” | “We have had boots on the ground and several personnel throughout Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina for several days co-located with their state counterparts who we are supporting,” said Rafael Lamitre, FEMA’s Director of Public Affairs. “We also have rapid response teams that we have sent from various places around the country to various areas in and around the potentially affected areas.” |
| FEMA was criticized for a slow and ineffective response after Hurricane Katrina, but said since then the agency has undergone a major culture change. Now it pre-positions resources near impacted areas and has set up two staging areas for Hurricane Matthew – in Georgia and North Carolina. | FEMA was criticized for a slow and ineffective response after Hurricane Katrina, but said since then the agency has undergone a major culture change. Now it pre-positions resources near impacted areas and has set up two staging areas for Hurricane Matthew – in Georgia and North Carolina. |
| “We have a clarity of mission now,” Lamitre said. “We now have built up an institution where we have rapid response teams able to go out. We have a philosophy of going big, going early into disasters.” | “We have a clarity of mission now,” Lamitre said. “We now have built up an institution where we have rapid response teams able to go out. We have a philosophy of going big, going early into disasters.” |
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| 03:22 | 03:22 |
| Power is out for around 82,000 people in Palm Beach County, according to the Palm Beach Post. | Power is out for around 82,000 people in Palm Beach County, according to the Palm Beach Post. |
| As Hurricane Matthew approaches Palm Beach County, an estimated 82,000 Florida Power & Light Co. customers are without power in the company’s 35-county territory, and the storm has yet to make landfall. More than 70,000 customer outages have been restored. | As Hurricane Matthew approaches Palm Beach County, an estimated 82,000 Florida Power & Light Co. customers are without power in the company’s 35-county territory, and the storm has yet to make landfall. More than 70,000 customer outages have been restored. |
| “Once the eye hits, we will know whether it’s a restoration or a rebuild in certain areas,” said FPL spokesman Rob Gould. | “Once the eye hits, we will know whether it’s a restoration or a rebuild in certain areas,” said FPL spokesman Rob Gould. |
| You can read the whole piece here. | You can read the whole piece here. |
| 3.18am BST | 3.18am BST |
| 03:18 | 03:18 |
| The eye of Hurricane Matthew is now 65 miles from Palm Beach. | The eye of Hurricane Matthew is now 65 miles from Palm Beach. |
| #HurricaneMatthew eye now 65miles ENE of West Palm Beach. Strong hurricane force winds making their way to the coast pic.twitter.com/3bfUaR2EjK | #HurricaneMatthew eye now 65miles ENE of West Palm Beach. Strong hurricane force winds making their way to the coast pic.twitter.com/3bfUaR2EjK |
| Vanilla Ice is right in the hurricane’s path, in Palm Beach: | Vanilla Ice is right in the hurricane’s path, in Palm Beach: |
| This hurricane is going to be serious, and it's coming right at me. I am going to ride it out. https://t.co/QEEojOIGEf | This hurricane is going to be serious, and it's coming right at me. I am going to ride it out. https://t.co/QEEojOIGEf |
| It's starting to get nasty here in Palm Beach #HurricaneMatthew | It's starting to get nasty here in Palm Beach #HurricaneMatthew |
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| 03:13 | 03:13 |
| Hurricane Matthew roiled commodities markets and forced companies from cane refiners to orange juice makers to shutter as it whipped its way toward the southeastern United States, reports the Associated Press. | Hurricane Matthew roiled commodities markets and forced companies from cane refiners to orange juice makers to shutter as it whipped its way toward the southeastern United States, reports the Associated Press. |
| Southeastern companies were closing down operations ahead of a storm that could threaten some two million tonnes of sugar and trees representing over 90 million boxes of citrus fruits in Florida. | Southeastern companies were closing down operations ahead of a storm that could threaten some two million tonnes of sugar and trees representing over 90 million boxes of citrus fruits in Florida. |
| About half a million acres of cotton were at risk from torrential rain in North and South Carolina, where farmers have already been struggling during a rainy harvest. | About half a million acres of cotton were at risk from torrential rain in North and South Carolina, where farmers have already been struggling during a rainy harvest. |
| Florida’s east coast, predominantly grapefruit country, was expected to bear the brunt of the storm. | Florida’s east coast, predominantly grapefruit country, was expected to bear the brunt of the storm. |
| 3.09am BST | 3.09am BST |
| 03:09 | 03:09 |
| Incredible footage taken from the International Space Station shows Hurricane Matthew as it passed through the Bahamas: | Incredible footage taken from the International Space Station shows Hurricane Matthew as it passed through the Bahamas: |
| Station cameras captured new views today of massive Hurricane Matthew. Matthew was moving through the Bahamas as a Category 4 hurricane. pic.twitter.com/ARD2odlCcQ | Station cameras captured new views today of massive Hurricane Matthew. Matthew was moving through the Bahamas as a Category 4 hurricane. pic.twitter.com/ARD2odlCcQ |