In pictures: Hurricane Matthew hits Haiti and Cuba
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People across several Caribbean nations are assessing the devastation brought by one of the most powerful hurricanes in a decade.
Hurricane Matthew displaced thousands of people in Haiti. One of the worst hit places was Les Cayes, in south-west Haiti, where the storm made landfall.
Flood waters were reported to have reached shoulder-height in some parts of Haiti.
In Haiti, one woman waits for a doctor at a temporary shelter - she was sent back from the hospital while waiting for her baby to be delivered by caesarean section
Many houses lost their roofs and streets were flooded.
The storm made landfall near the east Cuban town of Baracoa.
Parts of a banana farm in Guantanamo province, Cuba, lie destroyed after the storm passed through.
After Cuba, Hurricane Matthew roared towards the Bahamas where people stocked up on food and other essentials in preparation.
On the island of Exuma, a boat washed up along the shore after tearing free of its moorings.
Now parts of the US are braced for the storm. South Carolina - where these residents prepared their beachfront home - has declared a state of emergency.
In Kissimmee, Florida, the local Walmart was emptied of supplies as residents prepared for the storm.
Jennifer Miller and her infant daughter Jubilee were among those sheltering at a Florida school on Thursday.
Volunteers helped shelter pets in the local elementary school in in St Augustine, Florida.
- Published4 October 2016
