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Today in history: Hurricane Matthew hits Haiti, leaving devastation and over 1,000 dead
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The Haitian Times
Overview: On Oct. 4, 2016, Hurricane Matthew made landfall in Haiti, delivering a catastrophic blow to the country’s southern region.
The Category 4 storm killed more than 1,000 people, displaced tens of thousands, and caused widespread destruction in cities like Les Cayes and Jérémie.
Editor’s note: This story is part of our “Today in History” series, where The Haitian Times revisits pivotal moments that shaped Haiti and its diaspora.
On Oct. 4, 2016, Hurricane Matthew made landfall in Haiti as a Category 4 storm, unleashing sustained winds of 145 miles per hour and torrential rains across the country’s southern peninsula.
The hurricane claimed more than 1,000 lives, leveled entire communities, and left an estimated 1.4 million people in urgent need of humanitarian aid.