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Haiti: Hurricane Matthew - Situation Report No. 6 (10 October 2016) - Haiti
Haiti: Hurricane Matthew - Situation Report No. 6 (10 October 2016) - Haiti
HighlightsUS$119 million Flash Appeal launched to provide life-saving relief to 750,000 people affected by Hurricane Matthew.1,410,907 people (12.9% of the population) need humanitarian assistance.2.1 million people are estimated to have been affected.372 people have been killed in seven departments from south-east to north-west, according to data available at noon on 10 October.
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Effects of Hurricane Matthew in Haiti
Effects of Hurricane Matthew in Haiti
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaHurricane Matthew Category 4 major hurricane (SSHWS/NWS) Satellite image of Hurricane Matthew just after landfall on the Tiburon Peninsula Formed October 2, 2016 ( ) (Large swells reach southern coast) Dissipated October 5, 2016 ( ) (Final rainbands move away) Highest winds 1-minute sustained: 145 mph (230 km/h)Lowest pressure 934 mbar (hPa); 27.58 inHg Fatalities At least 1,000 total Damage > $1 billion (2016 USD) Areas affected Haiti Part of the 2016 Atlantic hurricane seasonOn October 4, Hurricane Matthew made landfall near Les Anglais in southwestern Haiti as a Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale.Matthew left more than US $1 billion of damage and 1,000 fatalities (as of October 9) in its wake.Preparations and background [ edit ]Tropical Storm Matthew developed on September 28 from a tropical wave moving through the southern Lesser Antilles.Low wind shear and warm waters favored strengthening,[1] and the storm intensified into a hurricane on September 29.
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Haiti fears famine, cholera epidemic after Hurricane Matthew
Haiti fears famine, cholera epidemic after Hurricane Matthew
The toll from Matthew in Haiti continues to worsen.At least 1,000 people have been reported dead, and more than a million people are in need of aid.Nearly 200,000 people have been forced from their homes.Those lucky enough to live through the hurricane now find themselves struggling to survive.
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