The eye of the violent and slow-moving Category 4 Hurricane Matthew passed over the western tip of Haiti, the US National Hurricane Center said, pounding coastal villages with strong winds, torrential rains and a storm surge with massive waves. A hurricane watch was issued for parts of southeast Florida, which the forecasters said Matthew could reach late on Thursday. Several districts in southern Haiti were flooded, with crops inundated with ocean and rain water. Life-threatening flash floods and mudslides were likely in southern and northwestern Haiti, the hurricane center said. It was moving north at about 10 miles per hour (17 kph), the hurricane center said.

Source: The Star October 04, 2016 15:56 UTC