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Hurricane Matthew Killed at Least 261 People in Haiti, Officials Say

Thursday, 06 October 2016 08:20 PM EDT

Hurricane Matthew has killed at least 261 people in Haiti, local officials said, including "several dozen" in one coastal town on a part of the southwestern peninsula that authorities and rescue workers were only beginning to reach days after the storm.

Another four were killed in neighboring Dominican Republic when the storm hit on Tuesday.

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Hurricane Matthew has killed at least 261 people in Haiti, local officials said, including several dozen in one coastal town on a part of the southwestern peninsula that authorities and rescue workers were only beginning to reach days after the storm.Another four were...
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Thursday, 06 October 2016 08:20 PM
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