Haiti and Jamaica has urged residents in vulnerable coastal areas to evacuate, and Cuba suspended flights on Sunday as torrential rain from Hurricane Matthew, the strongest storm to hit the Caribbean nations since 2007, lashed the region. Hurricane Matthew weakens from category 5 on path toward Jamaica Read moreUp to 40 inches of rain, or more than a metre, could fall on some parts of southern Haiti, forecasters said. The hurricane center ranked it at Category 4 on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale of hurricane intensity. Matthew is expected to remain a powerful hurricane into Tuesday, the center said. Matthew is expected to reach Cuba late on Monday, potentially making a direct hit on Guantánamo.

Source: The Guardian October 02, 2016 16:52 UTC