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Ominous looking clouds over a Home Depot in Maitland, Florida greeted shoppers as they prepared to weather one of the worst Atlantic storms on record: Hurricane Irma. Maitland residents bought supplies and materials on Tuesday in preparation for Irma, which is due to hit Florida later in the week. The hardware store was already running out of supplies, having to place a sign up on their entrance stating that they no longer provided water packs, generators, D batteries or gas cans due to high demand.
Multiple houses were severely damaged and thousands of residents were left without electricity after Hurricane Matthew ripped through Charlotte in North Carolina on Sunday. No casualties were reported but numerous houses sustained severe damage in the storm. Trees were uprooted and fell onto houses and power lines, destroying property and snapping electricity wires like twigs. Emergency services have been dispatched to Charlotte to examine the situation and begin clearing up the damages. Despite the fact that Charlotte was spared the worst rain and wind of Hurricane Matthew, other people across the state suffered worse damages. More than half a million power outages were reported in North Carolina on Sunday morning and large parts of the state have been flooded, with some areas being hit by as much as 16 inches of rain throughout Saturday.
Heavy wind and rain signaled the approach of Hurricane Matthew after it ravaged Caribbean countries earlier this week. Miami’s residents braced themselves for the storm on Thursday, taking heed of a general evacuation order from Florida Governor Rick Scott. The states of Florida and South Carolina, as well as parts of North Carolina and Georgia, have declared a state of emergency, with millions of coastal residents warned to be ready to evacuate their homes. According to Haitian authorities, at least 100 people were killed by Hurricane Matthew as a result of massive flooding and severe winds brought by the Category 4 storm as it left a trail of devastation through the impoverished island nation of Haiti earlier in the week. Thousands of people have had their homes completely or partially destroyed.
At least 23 people have been killed as a result of massive flooding and severe winds brought by Category 4 storm Hurricane Matthew as it left a trail of devastation through the impoverished island nation of Haiti over the past few days. Thousands of people have had their homes completely or partially destroyed. The storm is moving north and its effects are expected to strike the southern coast of Florida on Thursday evening as a Category 4 storm with severe gales of up to 125 miles per hour. Even if the storm does not make landfall, which is when the eye of the hurricane passes over land, the powerful winds and torrential rain brought by the arms will cause significant damage. Florida Governor Rick Scott called for a general evacuation for residents living in the expected path of Hurricane Matthew.
Israeli lawmakers are seen in the Knesset plenum ahead of a key vote on the government's controversial judicial reform bill. IMAGES
Israelis protest in Jerusalem against the government's judicial reform bill which they say threatens democracy, as lawmakers ready for a key vote on the controversial overhaul. IMAGES
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