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900 dead in Haiti as Hurricane Mathew persists

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900 dead in Haiti as Hurricane Mathew persists

Haiti, the poorest country in the Americas is about now counting its losses as incoming reports reveal that the death toll arising from the devastating effect of Hurricane Mathew has now reached 900.

The heavy storms left tens of thousands homeless in Haiti earlier this week before it skirted Florida’s Atlantic coast on Friday and plowed northward over waters just off Georgia.

The number of deaths in Haiti, according to reports surged to at least 877 on Friday as information trickled in from remote areas previously cut off by the storm, according to a Reuters tally of death tolls given by officials.

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Matthew triggered mass evacuations along the U.S. coast from Florida through Georgia and into South Carolina and North Carolina.

U.S. President Barack Obama urged people not to be complacent and to heed safety instructions.

“The potential for storm surge, loss of life and severe property damage exists,” Obama told reporters after a briefing with emergency management officials about the fiercest cyclone to affect the United States since Superstorm Sandy four years ago.

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