One of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes in years, Matthew, is pounding the Bahamas on its way to Florida, after devastating parts of Haiti and Cuba.
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Hurricane Matthew displaced thousands of people in Haiti. One of the worst hit places was Les Cayes, in south-west Haiti, where the storm made landfall. Photo: Reuters
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In Haiti, one woman waits for a doctor at a temporary shelter - she was sent back from the hospital while waiting for her baby to be delivered by caesarean section. Photo: Reuters
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Many houses lost their roofs and streets were flooded. Photo: Reuters
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Parts of a banana farm in Guantanamo province, Cuba, lie destroyed after the storm passed through. Photo: Reuters
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On the island of Exuma, a boat washed up along the shore after tearing free of its moorings. Photo: Reuters
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Now parts of the US are braced for the storm. South Carolina - where these residents prepared their beachfront home - has declared a state of emergency. Photo: Reuters
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People cross a bridge while Hurricane Matthew passes in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince. Photo: Reuters
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An aerial view of the devastation in the village of Corail. Photo: Reuters
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