In 842 the dead from Hurricane Matthew Caribbean
Landscape absolute destruction left behind by Hurricane Matthew in Haiti, where the death toll soared to 842, according to the Reuters news agency, and tens of thousands lost their homes and crops were destroyed in this Caribbean country.
The information comes with a dropper from remote regions with which all communication is lost after deadly Hurricane. Coastal villages flattened by the waves. The authorities in at least three cities spoke dozens dead, among them Chantal village where 86 people were killed, mainly when trees crushed their homes. Twenty additional people missing.
With the death toll to rise, many government agencies give different figures. According to a report by Reuters cited the civil protection authority and local officials, the number of people who died is 842. The civil service protection central Haiti, which needs more time to collect and compare data as it wants to confirm the spot the number of dead, claimed that 271 people were killed as Matthew hit the western part of the country Tuesday with winds of 233 kilometers per hour and torrential rains. At least 61,500 people have moved into shelters, according to authorities.
Ship of the US Navy directed to Haiti to help
The USS Mesa Verde, a troop landing craft ship of the US Navy, directed toward the affected country to offer assistance to businesses, announced navies today.
A representative type of navy said the ship carries including three helicopters CH-53, excavators and water distribution vehicles. The ship can produce 272 liters of fresh drinking water per day and transporting food, medicine, baby milk and diapers, first aid supplies. In addition to the ship is a surgical team that has the opportunity to make interventions on two surgeries onboard.
O Obama today expressed the view that the residents of southern Florida have avoided worse after Hurricane Matthew, but warned people about the possibility of rising water.
"It is always a hurricane really dangerous," said the head of the US State of the Oval Office, where he met with the responsible officials that manage the issue, including the Craig Fougkeit, President of the Federal Emergency Situations Agency (FEMA). The eye of the storm, which was downgraded to Category 3, today crosses the coast of Florida toward the north.
"People need to listen to local officials" when recommending them to be removed from the affected areas, noted Obama. "We can always replace property" can not replace lives, he told reporters the US president.
At least 827 000 households in Florida have been plunged into darkness.
The cyclone Matthew scans the outskirts of Florida today with winds blowing at a speed of 195 kilometers per hour, but for the time being has touched the ground.
The city of Jacksonville potentially affected by widespread flooding, noted the governor of the state, Rick Scott.
At 21.00 GMT, the eye of the storm swept the northeast coast of Florida, made known to the National Center of US hurricanes. Winds accompanying him have slightly weakened to 185 kilometers per hour. The phenomenon is moved at a speed 19 km on a path that could bring extreme weather phenomena near or right on the coast of northeast Florida and Georgia until tonight and near or on the coast of South Carolina tomorrow Saturday.
Currently there are no recorded major damage or injuries in the cities of southern Florida, where the hurricane caused falling trees and power columns, reported the CNN television network and local media.
Landscape absolute destruction left behind by Hurricane Matthew in Haiti, where the death toll soared to 842, according to the Reuters news agency, and tens of thousands lost their homes and crops were destroyed in this Caribbean country.
The information comes with a dropper from remote regions with which all communication is lost after deadly Hurricane. Coastal villages flattened by the waves. The authorities in at least three cities spoke dozens dead, among them Chantal village where 86 people were killed, mainly when trees crushed their homes. Twenty additional people missing.
With the death toll to rise, many government agencies give different figures. According to a report by Reuters cited the civil protection authority and local officials, the number of people who died is 842. The civil service protection central Haiti, which needs more time to collect and compare data as it wants to confirm the spot the number of dead, claimed that 271 people were killed as Matthew hit the western part of the country Tuesday with winds of 233 kilometers per hour and torrential rains. At least 61,500 people have moved into shelters, according to authorities.
Ship of the US Navy directed to Haiti to help
The USS Mesa Verde, a troop landing craft ship of the US Navy, directed toward the affected country to offer assistance to businesses, announced navies today.
A representative type of navy said the ship carries including three helicopters CH-53, excavators and water distribution vehicles. The ship can produce 272 liters of fresh drinking water per day and transporting food, medicine, baby milk and diapers, first aid supplies. In addition to the ship is a surgical team that has the opportunity to make interventions on two surgeries onboard.
O Obama today expressed the view that the residents of southern Florida have avoided worse after Hurricane Matthew, but warned people about the possibility of rising water.
"It is always a hurricane really dangerous," said the head of the US State of the Oval Office, where he met with the responsible officials that manage the issue, including the Craig Fougkeit, President of the Federal Emergency Situations Agency (FEMA). The eye of the storm, which was downgraded to Category 3, today crosses the coast of Florida toward the north.
"People need to listen to local officials" when recommending them to be removed from the affected areas, noted Obama. "We can always replace property" can not replace lives, he told reporters the US president.
At least 827 000 households in Florida have been plunged into darkness.
The cyclone Matthew scans the outskirts of Florida today with winds blowing at a speed of 195 kilometers per hour, but for the time being has touched the ground.
The city of Jacksonville potentially affected by widespread flooding, noted the governor of the state, Rick Scott.
At 21.00 GMT, the eye of the storm swept the northeast coast of Florida, made known to the National Center of US hurricanes. Winds accompanying him have slightly weakened to 185 kilometers per hour. The phenomenon is moved at a speed 19 km on a path that could bring extreme weather phenomena near or right on the coast of northeast Florida and Georgia until tonight and near or on the coast of South Carolina tomorrow Saturday.
Currently there are no recorded major damage or injuries in the cities of southern Florida, where the hurricane caused falling trees and power columns, reported the CNN television network and local media.
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