Hurricane prompts Americans to flee coast, lay in supplies
People along the southeast US coast fled inland, stocked up on groceries and queued for gasoline on Wednesday as President Barack Obama and state governors urged millions to evacuate or brace for a potentially devastating Hurricane Matthew.
Oct 06, 2016, 11:34 AM IST
Hurricane damage forces Haiti to delay voting yet again
The Haitian authorities have postponed presidential and legislative elections originally set for Sunday because of the havoc caused by Hurricane Matthew, election officials said Wednesday.
Oct 06, 2016, 08:04 AM IST
Hurricane Matthew death toll rises to 10 in Haiti: Officials
Hurricane Matthew has left at least 10 dead in Haiti, a toll that may climb as the authorities re-establish contact with regions cut off by the storm, the interior ministry said Wednesday.
Oct 06, 2016, 05:39 AM IST
Hurricane Matthew kills at least 25, bears down on Bahamas, US
Hurricane Matthew churned toward the Bahamas and Florida`s east coast on Wednesday after killing at least 21 people in Haiti and prompting the hard-hit country to postpone a long-awaited presidential election.
Oct 06, 2016, 02:46 AM IST
Hurricane-hit Haiti postpones presidential election: Official
Haiti's presidential and legislative elections, which were to have been held Sunday, have been postponed because of the havoc caused by Hurricane Matthew, election officials said today.
Oct 06, 2016, 00:41 AM IST
The fury of Hurricane Matthew: What makes storms so vehement?
NASA reported that Matthew briefly reached Category 5 hurricane status — with winds exceeding 157 mph (252 km/h) — on October 1. It dropped to Category 4 strength soon after, with maximum sustained winds calculated at a still-dizzying 140 mph (225 km/h) on October 3.
Oct 05, 2016, 12:45 PM IST
Aid teams bracing for the worst as Matthew lashes Haiti
As Hurricane Matthew -- the Caribbean`s worst storm in nearly a decade -- pounds Haiti, aid organizations are bracing for "catastrophic damage" in the impoverished nation`s hardest hit regions.
Oct 05, 2016, 07:35 AM IST
Cubans prepared for Hurricane Matthew`s fury
Hurricane Matthew began pounding Cuba late Tuesday, but residents of the communist island were largely calm, highly prepared after weathering previous storms.
Oct 05, 2016, 06:30 AM IST
Hurricane Matthew kills four in Dominican Republic
Hurricane Matthew killed four people, including three children, when it slammed into the Dominican Republic, officials said Tuesday, bringing the total death toll from the storm to at least seven.
Oct 05, 2016, 03:17 AM IST
Hurricane Matthew pummels Caribbean, evacuations ordered in US
Hurricane Matthew pummeled Haiti Tuesday, unleashing floods, forcing thousands to flee and cutting off the hard-hit south of the destitute country by destroying a bridge.
Oct 05, 2016, 03:09 AM IST
South Carolina orders coastal evacuations over Hurricane Matthew
South Carolina will start evacuating more than a million people from its coast Wednesday as Hurricane Matthew bears down after killing three people, triggering floods and forcing thousands to flee in Haiti, the governor said.
Oct 05, 2016, 01:46 AM IST
NASA releases powerful footage of monstrous Hurricane Matthew from space- Watch!
Currently, the massive Caribbean storm is heading towards Haiti, Cuba and Jamaica.
Oct 05, 2016, 00:12 AM IST
Hurricane Matthew claims first victims as it churns up Caribbean
Hurricane Matthew claimed its first victims, officials said Monday, leaving one person dead and another missing in Haiti as it churns through the Caribbean, the most menacing storm in nearly a decade.
Oct 04, 2016, 04:24 AM IST
Potentially ''catastrophic'' Hurricane Matthew nears Haiti
Thousands of Haitians were still in vulnerable coastal areas ahead of Hurricane Matthew on Monday, which experts say threatens "catastrophic" damage from 140 mile-per-hour (220 kph) winds and up to 3 feet of rain over the country`s denuded hills.
Oct 04, 2016, 02:09 AM IST
Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba brace for Hurricane Matthew`s wrath
Hurricane Matthew powered toward densely populated Jamaica and Haiti on Sunday, unleashing winds that could fell homes and power lines, and torrential rain that may trigger potentially deadly landslides and floods, officials said.
Oct 03, 2016, 02:13 AM IST
Powerful Hurricane Matthew soaks Colombia, heads for Jamaica
One of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes in recent history weakened a little as it drenched coastal Colombia and roared across the Caribbean on a course that threatened Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba.
Oct 02, 2016, 02:50 AM IST
Hurricane Matthew powers to Category 4 major storm: US
Hurricane Matthew rapidly gained power Friday, escalating to a powerful Category 4 storm as it moved over the open Caribbean sea just south of Jamaica, US forecasters said.
Oct 01, 2016, 03:04 AM IST
