The destruction wrought by Hurricane Matthew has affected 350,000 Haitians and left the country facing its worst humanitarian crisis since the devastating earthquake six years ago, the UN has said. Hours after Matthew swept in on Tuesday, bringing 145mph winds, Haitian government leaders said they had not been able to assess its impact. Marc Vincent, Unicef’s representative in Haiti, said Matthew was the worst storm Haiti had seen in decades. The National Hurricane Centre said winds had slightly decreased overnight and Matthew had dropped from a category 4 to a category 3 storm. But forecasters said Matthew could restrengthen slightly and would remain a powerful and dangerous storm over coming days.

Source: The Guardian October 05, 2016 11:10 UTC