Haiti Death Toll Nears 600

The number of people killed by Hurricane Matthew in Haiti rose to at least 572 people on Friday, as information trickled in from remote areas previously cut off by the storm, local officials said.

With the numbers rising quickly, different government agencies and committees differed on the total death toll.

Haiti's central civil protection agency, which takes longer to collate numbers, said 271 people died because of the storm. Some 61,500 remain in shelters, the agency said.