Fiercest storm in Caribbean, Hurricane Matthew, headed for Haiti

Q.  Haiti has begun evacuating residents in preparation for a fierce storm. What is its name?
- Published on 03 Oct 16

a. Matthew
b. Matt
c. Michael
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Matthew
 
Fiercest storm in Caribbean, Hurricane Matthew, headed for HaitiHaiti has begun evacuating residents from outlying islands in preparation of Hurricane Matthew.
  • This is the fiercest storm to cross the Carribean for years
  • With winds at 240 mph, it will make landfall as a major storm on Kingston, capital city of Jamaica and its only oil refinery
  • Simultaneously. the storm is forecast to lash southern Haiti, dumping up to 101 cm of rain there and up to 64 cm in Jamaica, possibly triggering life-threatening landslides and floods, the US National Hurricane Centre said.
  • By early Tuesday, Matthew is due in eastern Cuba, with a path that could take it over the colonial city of Santiago de Cuba and the US naval base in Guantanamo.
  • The ferocity of the storm, the strongest in the Carribean since Hurricane Felix in 2007, has led to concerns of economic devastation in the poor countries in its path.

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