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Hurricane Matthew
Rescue workers navigate floodwaters in a neighborhood on October 10, 2016 in Lumberton, North Carolina. The death toll from Hurricane Matthew in the U.S. has climbed to over 20. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images/AFP)
October 11, 2016, 8:33 am
Obama signs North Carolina disaster declaration
Move comes with floodwaters from Hurricane Matthew on the rise and thousands of homes damaged
By MARTHA WAGGONER and ALLEN BREED
Homes destroyed and damaged by Hurricane Matthew are seen in Jeremie, in western Haiti, on October 7, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / Nicolas GARCIA)
October 10, 2016, 9:14 pm
In Hurricane Matthew aftermath, Jewish groups lend a hand
American Jewish Joint Distribution and World Jewish Relief are among groups helping victims in the United States and the Caribbean
By JTA
Haitian people cross the river La Digue in Petit Goave where the bridge collapsed during the rains of the Hurricane Matthew, southwest of Port-au-Prince, October 5, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / HECTOR RETAMAL)
October 9, 2016, 9:41 am
Aid convoys arrive as Haiti gauges extent of hurricane damage
Officials count at least 522 dead in one area alone after Matthew rips through island, another 350,000 in need of aid; in US, weakened storm kills 10 in Florida, Carolinas
By AP
An official vehicle passes along the shoulder of Highway A1A after it was partial washed away by Hurricane Matthew, Friday, Oct. 7, 2016, in Flagler Beach, Florida (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
October 8, 2016, 3:52 pm
Weakening but still powerful Matthew plows up Atlantic coast
Hurricane drops to category 1 storm, with winds dropping by almost half; at least 4 killed in Florida, over 300 in Haiti
By BRUCE SMITH and Russ Bynum
A fallen tree from Hurricane Matthew blocks the road on St. Simons Island, Ga., after residents were ordered to evacuate, Friday, Oct. 7, 2016. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
October 8, 2016, 9:44 am
Hurricane Matthew lashes Florida, Georgia, South Carolina
Authorities order thousands to evacuate inland to shelters to protect themselves from Category 2 storm; over 400 dead in Haiti
By Leila Macor and Jennie Matthew
Vehicles drive around a fallen tree, in Ormond Beach, Florida on October 7, 2016 as Hurricane Matthew hits the Atlantic coast of the United States, (Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFP)
October 8, 2016, 5:25 am
Millions affected as Hurricane Matthew lashes US
At least 4 die as torrential rain, fierce winds hit Florida; governor warns ‘worst effects are still likely to come’
By Leila Macor and Jennie Matthew
Police block a road with downed power lines after the passing of Hurricane Matthew in Titusville, Florida on October 7, 2016. (AFP PHOTO/BRUCE WEAVER)
October 8, 2016, 3:33 am
Coastal Americans hunker down as Hurricane Matthew hits
Storm claims first fatalities in Florida as Obama urges affected residents to heed pleas to move to higher ground
By Leila Macor and Jennie Matthew
Residents of the Cuban community of Cecilia, in Guantanamo Province, are evacuated on October 3, 2016 as Hurricane Matthew approaches. (YAMIL LAGE/AFP/Getty Images)
October 8, 2016, 3:20 am
Rabbi’s High Holidays at Gitmo cut short by Hurricane Matthew
Abbi Sharofsky is airlifted to Florida as her visit with Jewish troops stationed at Guantanamo Bay is thwarted after just 48 hours
By Gabe Friedman
Saint Anne church lays totally destroyed by Hurricane Matthew in Camp Perrin, a district of Les Cayes, Haiti, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016. (AP/Dieu Nalio Chery)
October 7, 2016, 9:52 pm
Haiti Hurricane Matthew death toll soars over 800
US Navy sends ship carrying Marines specializing in medical and emergency assistance; thousands displaced
By TOI staff and AFP
A police officer walks along the beach as waves crash ashore as Hurricane Matthew approaches the area on October 6, 2016 in Singer Island, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP)
October 7, 2016, 3:17 pm
Storm’s a-comin’
From thousands of miles away, the Hebrew-language press is awestruck over images of death and destruction wrought by Hurricane Matthew
By Adiv Sterman
Emily Vulpi, 29, laughs as the winds pick up as she walks along the beach with Ryan Bell, 28, ahead of expected landfall of Hurricane Matthew in Daytona Beach, Florida, on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016. (Will Vragovic/Tampa Bay Times via AP)
October 7, 2016, 2:07 pm
Matthew hammers Florida, begins dayslong beating of coast
Millions told to flee, 300,000 currently without power as storm inches northward with 160-kph gusts at Cape Canaveral
By Mike Schneider and KELLI KENNEDY
Palm trees sway in high gusts of wind, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016, in Vero Beach, Florida. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
October 7, 2016, 1:39 pm
Synagogues cancel Shabbat services as Florida Jews brace for Hurricane Matthew
550,000-strong Jewish community joins neighbors in evacuating or hunkering down
By Dina Weinstein
Girls hold hands as they help each other wade through a flooded street after the passing of Hurricane Matthew in Les Cayes, Haiti, Thursday, October 6, 2016. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)
October 7, 2016, 9:58 am
Haiti death toll jumps as receding waters reveal more bodies
At least 283 people die in just one part of Haiti’s southwest; local authorities begin reporting damage from areas cut off by Hurricane Matthew
By David McFadden and PIERRE RICHARD LUXAMA
A police officer walks along the beach as waves crash ashore as Hurricane Matthew approaches the area on October 6, 2016 in Singer Island, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP)
October 7, 2016, 5:00 am
US coast evacuated as historic Hurricane Matthew bears down
Death toll in Haiti climbs to 264; ‘This storm is a monster,’ says Florida’s Governor Rick Scott; highways jammed, gas stations run dry
By Kerry SHERIDAN and Leila Macor
US President Barack Obama at the White House in Washington, DC, October 5, 2016. (AFP/JIM WATSON)
October 6, 2016, 11:45 pm
Obama declares federal state of emergency in Florida
Highways clogged as Hurricane Matthew approaches; 3 million people could face evacuation; 140 dead in Caribbean
By Agencies and TOI staff
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