Packed with horrifying winds of up to 140 mph, Hurricane Matthew has killed nearly 300 people in Haiti while destroying thousands of homes along its path.
Francois Anick Joseph, interior minister of Haiti, said the numbers will likely climb as the country immediately pushed for the immediate reconstruction of affected communities and major infrastructures.
“There are a lot of areas in the country that have been affected; a lot of places that are difficult to access,” he said as quoted by Miami Herald.
Initial estimates from the Haitian government revealed that more than 28,000 houses were totally damage as Hurricane Matthew battered that coastlines of the Caribbean nation.
Haiti interim President Jocelerme Privert lamented the onslaught of Hurricane Matthew while asking the international communities to help rebuild his battered and beaten nation.
“The situation is catastrophic. The situation is critical. There are a lot of areas in the country that have been affected; a lot of places that are difficult to access," he said.
The Haitian government said it welcomes international assistance and vows to take charge of the reconstruction.
The cry for help came as the Haitian people saw thousands of houses destroyed, towns totally wiped out, and communities remain under floodwaters.
WATCH: #HurricaneMatthew wiped out entire towns in southern #Haiti. Damage found by @USCG spotter plane devastating. pic.twitter.com/1jT0vpXfQz
— Jon Williams (@WilliamsJon) October 6, 2016
At least 350,000 people need immediate humanitarian aid such as food and water as many of them have to drink coconut water to survive.
After leaving a massive devastation at the Caribbean, Hurricane Matthew continue its onslaught and is now threatening the U.S. Atlantic coast. The Category 4 hurricane was the most powerful storm to hit the area in more than a decade.
Ahead of the hurricane's landfall, millions of residents in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina took the interstate highways fleeing in search for safety.
