Hurricane Mathew takes nearly 900 lives in Haiti before killing four in Florida
Matthew was downgraded to a Category 2 hurricane as it approached the coasts of Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina in the predawn hours, but ploughed through its path in Florida and left more than 1 million homes and businesses without electricity, Daily News said.
The storm – the worst to threaten the Atlantic Seaboard in more than 10 years – killed at least 877 people in Haiti on Friday and left tens of thousands homeless before making its way towards Florida.
The hurricane triggered mass evacuations along the US coast from Florida through Georgia and into South Carolina and North Carolina.
US President Barack Obama urged people not to be complacent and to heed safety instructions.
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