Haiti death toll is soaring, now at 842
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world...-hurricane-matthew-local-officials/ar-BBx6EEg
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world...-hurricane-matthew-local-officials/ar-BBx6EEg
Hurricane Matthew
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Our community of Chantal is destroyed
CHANTAL, Haiti, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Hurricane Matthew's trail of destruction in Haiti stunned those viewing the aftermath on Friday, with the number of dead soaring to 842, tens of thousands made homeless and crops destroyed in the impoverished Caribbean nation's breadbasket region.
Information trickled in from remote areas that were cut off by the storm, and it became clear that at least 175 people died in villages clustered among the hills and coast of Haiti's fertile western tip.
Matthew pushed the sea into fragile coastal villages, some of which are only now being contacted.
At least three towns reported dozens of fatalities, including the hilly farming village of Chantal, whose mayor said 86 people perished, mostly when trees crushed houses. He said 20 more people were missing.
CHANTAL, Haiti, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Hurricane Matthew's trail of destruction in Haiti stunned those viewing the aftermath on Friday, with the number of dead soaring to 842, tens of thousands made homeless and crops destroyed in the impoverished Caribbean nation's breadbasket region.
Information trickled in from remote areas that were cut off by the storm, and it became clear that at least 175 people died in villages clustered among the hills and coast of Haiti's fertile western tip.
Matthew pushed the sea into fragile coastal villages, some of which are only now being contacted.
At least three towns reported dozens of fatalities, including the hilly farming village of Chantal, whose mayor said 86 people perished, mostly when trees crushed houses. He said 20 more people were missing.
Great wind visualization app I found on Reddit...
https://www.ventusky.com/?p=51.5;-103.1;4&l=gust&w=0xIAb9A9A
https://www.ventusky.com/?p=51.5;-103.1;4&l=gust&w=0xIAb9A9A
