Hurricane Matthew Has Hit Haiti Hard

(HMI BUZZ) – Haiti can’t seem to get a break. If it’s not political storms, it’s natural disaster ripping the heart of the country. As it was predicted over the weekend, the category 4 Hurricane Matthew was going to hit the Western part of Haiti viciously. Around 7 AM this morning, Matthew landed and pounded the region with heavy rain and powerful winds.

According to CNN, Matthew has reportedly killed at least three people and has taken down many houses. The river is overflowed and causing massive flooding. Haiti is expected up to get 40 inches of rain according to the National Hurricane Center. Lots of rains is bad news for Haiti which is already dealing with severe deforestation problems and has very poor infrastructures that cannot sustain dozens inches of rain.

Matthew is the most powerful hurricane Haiti has seen in almost a decade according to CNN. Prior to hitting Haiti, the catastrophic storm slammed Jamaica and left serious damages and immense floods. Matthew’s next stop is Cuba, the biggest island of the Caribbean. The people of Cuba is already make preparation to welcome Matthew. After its Caribbean tour, it is expected to pay the United States a short visit. It will hit part of Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina. By that time, it is predicted to be a category 3 or 2. “We have to be prepared to be hit by a catastrophic hurricane,” Governor Scott said on Tusday. He added, “massive destruction we haven’t seen in years.”

The damages caused by Matthew in Haiti are well shared on social media. Devastating images of destroyed homes and fall down trees are all over Facebook. However, they are some people using false images to create unnecessary fear. Some of those images are from the damages that Matthew did in Jamaica.

Although Matthew has left Haiti, the damages it left behind is paramount and will take months to repair.

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