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The number of people killed in Haiti from Hurricane Matthew now stands at 339 and is expected rise further as the storm marches on towards the U.S. Julie Noce reports.
Hurricane Matthew plows into the southern United States after wrecking havoc and destruction across the Caribbean.
Managua, Nov 17 (EFE).- At least six people died Tuesday in Nicaragua due to the effects of Iota, previously a hurricane that made landfall last night in the Caribbean area as a category 4 cyclone.Among the six killed are two brothers, aged 11 and 8, who died when they tried to cross an overflowing river Solera, in the department of Carazo, according to Vice President Rosario Murillo.A father and son were buried in a landslide in the municipality of Wiwili, department of Jinotega. They were identified as Carlos and Francisco Carazo, who were in a shelter and returned home to look for their belongings when they were hit by the landslide, according to the information. (Camera: RENEE LUCIA RAMOS). SHOT LIST: FLOODED STREETS DUE TO THE PASSAGE OF HURRICANE IOTA, IN MANAGUA, NICARAGUA.
An emotional North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory says the confirmed death toll in his state from Hurricane Matthew and its aftermath has risen to 14 people, and gives a stern warning to residents to stay out of the floodwaters. Rough Cut