Hurricane Matthew is coming to the USA. Latest news, PHOTO and VIDEO from the scene.

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Hurricane Matthew has already killed more than 100 people

According to recent reports, Hurricane Matthew has already claimed the lives of 113 people. This figure today called the authorities of Haiti, where the hurricane raged the day before. About it сообщает The New York Times, citing the country's government.

Now the hurricane is moving west towards the USA and already through several hours should hit the coast of Florida. The National Hurricane Service has issued a forecast that reports that the most powerful wind will affect Broward and Palm Beach counties. The hurricane will come here around 9 hours on Thursday evening and will retain its strength until about 6 hours on Friday morning.

That night, the hurricane's strength waned to 3 points. But by the morning optimistic meteorological forecasts did not materialize. The wind has increased again - according to the latest data, gusts reach speeds of 150 miles per hour. The National Hurricane Center assigned Matthew 4 a category.

If nothing changes, Matthew will be the first major American hurricane of the media era. During Hurricane Wilma there was no Twitter and iPhones, and Facebook was just beginning to exist. Hurricane Sandy in 2012 caused $ 50 billion in damage. But if it hit the coast like a hurricane, it would be assigned the first category where gusts reach 85 miles / hour. The last hurricane with similar strength and route threatened the US East Coast in 1999 — it was Floyd's hurricane. He caused $ 7 billion in damage to Carolina, said Jeff Masters, a former hurricane hunter and director of Weather Underground.

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At the same time, the authorities believe that there is a small chance that Hurricane Matthew may increase even to the 5 category when it comes to the shores of the United States. Authorities are preparing for the worst, and Florida Governor Rick Scott has already said that the consequences of the arrival of Matthew are expected to be catastrophic. At a briefing for reporters, Scott once again called for the evacuation of all residents of the coastal areas, writes USA Today.

“Now the main task is evacuation. I want to be sure that everyone is ready for the coming of the hurricane. Coastal residents have no reason to stay at home and not evacuate, ”the Florida Governor cautioned.

Evacuated one and a half million people

In anticipation of the impact of disaster, coastal states continue to evacuate the population. According to the latest data, about one and a half million people from the southeast coast of the USA have already left their homes. Reports about it NBC.

Suspend their work and amusement parks in Orlando.

According to the latest data, the Governor of Florida asked the National Guard for help from 2500 in order to assist in the evacuation and then eliminate the effects of the hurricane. Authorities are ready for the fact that some areas of the state may be left without electricity.

Evacuation is also in Georgia and South Carolina. According to NBC, Charleston left 250 thousands of people. They all rushed to the west, into the continental part. This caused huge traffic jams and a shortage at gas stations. Eyewitnesses also report overcrowded hotels.

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Grocery stores began to empty the day before. And today, many of them have closed at all for the safety of employees and customers. Here is information on the largest networks:

Publix

All stores, from Brickell to Jupiter, closed at noon on Thursday.

All the other stores in Broward County, north of Jupiter, closed at 14: 00 on Thursday.

All stores in Martin County - to Sebastian - will close on 16: Thursday's 00.

Winn Dixie

To see which stores in Winn Dixie are closed, click here.

Sedanos

Shops in Miami-Dade closed at 15: 00 on Thursday.

Shops in Broward - east of I-95 - closed at 14: 00 on Thursday.

Shops west of Turnpike - closed at 15: 00 on Thursday.

The queue at the store in Miami.
Photo: Natalia Fedorenko

Empty shelves in Miami.
Photo: Natalia Fedorenko

In this case, a number of gas stations in Florida will continue to operate even in the event of a power outage. Many refills in Broward и Miami dade should work during a power outage. Here is a map of Miami-Dade stations equipped with generators or generator capabilities.

Cancellation of flights

After news of the direction of the hurricane towards Florida, American airlines continued flight cancellation at major airports.

Miami International Airport and the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport will be closed on Thursday.

Almost 2700 flights were canceled from Wednesday to Friday in anticipation of Hurricane Matthew, according to FlightAware.com. These numbers may increase as airlines prepare to suspend flights through Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina, depending on the direction of the hurricane.

American Airlines canceled all flights to Miami International Airport (MIA), Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) and Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) on Thursday, October 6. The airline reports that it plans to resume work from 8 on Friday morning, but it will work at full power on Friday noon.

Delta Airlines said it has canceled 120 flights to / from Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach, starting at noon Thursday. Arrivals in Miami are expected to resume on Thursday evening, and flights to / from Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach will resume, as is expected, on Friday morning.

Also in the largest airlines promised Do not penalize passengers for changing the date of departure due to a hurricane.

Hurricane Live

Many residents of South Florida are broadcast live to YouTube from the windows of their houses and show how the elements are selected.

A few more elemental broadcasts available here.

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