“Hurricane Matthew — carrying winds of 195 kilometres per hour — has lashed central Florida while hugging the Atlantic coast as it moves north, threatening more destruction after killing more than 800 people in Haiti.
“Matthew, the first major hurricane to threaten a direct hit on the United States in more than a decade, triggered mass evacuations of millions of people along the coast from Florida through to Georgia and into South Carolina and North Carolina.
“Southern parts of Florida escaped the brunt of the storm overnight, but authorities on Friday urged people further north not to get complacent, and US President Barack Obama urged people to heed local officials’ instructions.”
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