Hurricane Matthew: Storm hits Cuba after Haiti, Bahamas and US next on Category 4

Hurricane Matthew left eight people dead as it continued to wreak havoc over the Carribean as it made its way to the US. The storm made its landfall at the eastern part of Cuba Tuesday night, as reported by the US National Hurricane Center. The storm continues to go stronger as it's set to go over Bahamas overnight.

Hitting Cuba

CNN reported that Matthew is on its way to north of Cuba. Forecasters have informed the public that the hurricane is currently located about 65 miles east-southeast of Guantanamo, Cuba, and moving at about 9 mph. It's expected to hit eastern Cuba Tuesday afternoon.

Strong wind, heavy rain in Haiti

Hurricane Matthew hit Haiti on Tuesday with heavy rains and strong winds. "The river has overflowed all around us, "It's terrible... a total disaster." Louis St. Germain a church pastor said. Massive flashfloods and mudslides in the area are expected. The bridged connected to the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince collapsed, making it hard for emergency volunteer responders to give relief efforts. Problems with communication towers arose as several trees have been downed. Seven people are confirmed dead and cruise ships changed the course as the officials declared state of emergency in the area.

"We've already seen deaths. People who were out at sea. There are people who are missing. They are people who didn't respect the alerts. They've lost their lives," Interim Haitian President Jocelerme Privert said at a news conference.

Entering Bahamas and US Southcoast

The Weather Channel released a report that Southeast US coast will experience the impact on Thursday, mostly in Florida, northeast to coastal of Georgia and coastal of Carolinas. Hurricane warnings have expanded since Tuesday morning including the entire Bahamas.

As of 8:00PM EDT, Hurricane Matthew is moving northward as a strong and extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane, with its eyewall currently hammering eastern Cuba and western portions of Haiti.

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Impact and Landfall of the hurricane has been projected

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