Hurricane Matthew

Death toll rises to 11 as Florence pours on the rain

North Carolina residents faced challenging driving conditions in Pender County and Wilmington as the hurricane-turned-tropical storm Florence flooded several roadways.

Hurricane Florence starts battering US East Coast

The outer bands of wind and rain from a weakened but still lethal Hurricane Florence began lashing North Carolina as the monster storm moved in for a prolonged and potentially catastrophic drenching along the Southeast coast.

Teenage girl dies amid aid distribution chaos in Haiti

National police fires live ammunition on a crowd demonstrating over the slow pace of aid.

US suspends deportations of Haitians after Hurricane Matthew

This is the second time a humanitarian disaster has prompted America to change its policy towards immigrants from the Caribbean nation.

Risk of famine looms large in Haiti after Hurricane Matthew

Interim president Jocelerme Privert warns his country could face food scarcity within three months as crops and reserves have been destroyed. Meanwhile, an ongoing cholera outbreak spirals out of control after the storm contaminated water sources.

Hurricane Matthew threatens more death and destruction

The most powerful Atlantic storm since 2007 has killed over 1,000 people in the Caribbean nation of Haiti and 17 people in the United States as it heads out to sea.

In Pictures: Hurricane Matthew's devastation in Haiti

Hurricane Matthew killed almost 900 people across southwest Haiti and brought with it a new crisis for the impoverished country.

Matthew kills almost 900 in Haiti before battering US

A hurricane warning has been extended to North Carolina. The devastating storm entered the US after leaving tens of thousands homeless in the impoverished Caribbean nation.

Mass evacuations as Hurricane Matthew threatens Florida

The death toll in Haiti from Hurricane Matthew has soared to at least 339. The Category Four storm caused devastation in the southwest, which remained cut off after the collapse of an important bridge.

Nine dead as Hurricane Matthew batters Haiti

The UN warned that the category four Hurricane Matthew could cause the worst humanitarian crisis in Haiti since 2010's devastating earthquake.

Hurricane Matthew hits Haiti

Residents in Haiti and Jamaica have been ordered to evacuate as Cuba suspended flights in preparation for the worst storm to hit the Caribbean in almost a decade.

Hurricane Matthew becomes a monster Category 5 storm

The strongest hurricane in the Atlantic since Felix in 2007, Matthew now threatens Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti and the Bahamas.