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UN calls for a 'massive response' to help battered Haiti

1,000 dead – unofficial estimate 750,000 people in need of life-saving assistance 119 billion dollars appeal – UN The United Nations has called for a “massive response” to help Haiti in the wake of

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Fears of a cholera outbreak in Haiti amid Hurricane Matthew floods

There are fears that disease could threaten survivors of Hurricane Matthew which already took the lives of nearly 900 people in Haiti.

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The devastating impact of Hurricane Matthew in Haiti

Aerial footage shows destruction along Haitian coast after Hurricane Matthew.

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Aid supplies reach Haiti, as death toll soars to nearly 900

The trail of destruction wreaked by Hurricane Matthew in Haiti is seen clearly from the air.

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Hurricane Matthew's wild winds leaves hundreds dead in impoverished Haiti

Two days after Hurricane Matthew hit Haiti the scale of the disaster is only just emerging.

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Video: Inside cabin of plane flying through the eye of Hurricane Matthew

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Hurricane Matthew: Death toll soars in Haiti

More than 300 people have died in Haiti and the death toll is expected to rise as rescuers reach the worst-affected areas cut-off by the storm.

USA

'This storm will kill you': Florida braces for Hurricane Matthew

Florida's governor issued a stark warning - "Do not surf, do not go to the beach, this storm will kill you," as the Sunshine State prepares for the Category 4 hurricane.

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Matthew powers towards Bahamas and Florida

After battering Cuba, Haiti and the Dominican Republic, Hurricane Matthew, the fiercest Caribbean storm in almost a decade, is powering towards the Bahamas and Florida.

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Hurricane Matthew bears down on US after hammering Haiti and Cuba

The US is on high alert after hurricane Matthew, the fiercest Caribbean storm in almost a decade, left a wave of destruction in Haiti.

Cuba

Hurricane Matthew sweeps across the Caribbean

Haiti

Hurricane Matthew makes landfall in Haiti with life-threatening rains, winds and storm surges

Classed category 4 out of a possible 5, winds speeds were hitting up to 280km per hour, two people were killed and one is missing as a result of the monster storm.

Haiti

Hurricane Matthew batters the Caribbean

Haiti, Cuba and Jamaica are bracing for "catastrophic" floods and mudslides that forecasters fear will be triggered by the storm's 230 kph winds and a metre of rainfall.

Jamaica

The Caribbean braces itself for Matthew

It is the stongest storm to menace the Caribbean since 2007 and is expected to make landfall near southwestern Haiti and Jamaica late on Monday.

China

Dozens missing in eastern China after landslides

At least 32 people are missing in south eastern China after heavy rains triggered two major landslides.

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Power restored in South Australia after state-wide black out

Severe storms which left South Australia without power on Wednesday are set to intensify, as political recriminations fly over the black out.

Taiwan

Typhoon Megi slams into Taiwan

At least four people have died and 316 have been injured after the powerful storm hit the north-east of the country.

China

Chinese authorities wrestle with the aftermath of Super Typhoon Meranti

Authorities and residents of Fuijan province in southeastern China are dealing with the aftermath of typhoon Meranti.

Taiwan

'World's strongest storm' of 2016, Typhoon Meranti hits Taiwan

Described as the strongest storm in the world so far this year, Super Typhoon Meranti has hit Taiwan, bringing strong winds, torrential rain and flooding.

Italy

Children of quake-hit Italian town go back to school - in prefabs

It's back to school for the children of Amatrice, the Italian town hardest hit by last month's deadly earthquake.