Hurricane Matthew’s Destructive Aftermath
Hurricane Matthew was downgraded to a Category 3 storm as it neared the Florida coastline on Thursday and Friday.

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A billboard canvas flaps in the wind after Hurricane Matthew passed off shore in North Palm Beach, Fla. Matthew was downgraded to a Category 3 hurricane overnight with the strongest winds of 120 mph just offshore as the storm pushed north, threatening hundreds of miles of coastline in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina.
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A fallen tree on the street is seen after Hurricane Matthew hits in Melbourne, Florida.
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A police officer tries to shield himself from winds from Hurricane Matthew behind statue as he checks his cell phone in St. Augustine, Fla. M
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Debris flies through the air as the eye of Hurricane Matthew nears Daytona Beach, Fla.
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Austin Massett runs through an area beginning to flood as Hurricane Matthew moves closer to St. Augustine, Fla.
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A man pushes a bicycle in a flood zone after Hurricane Matthew passed through Les Cayes, Haiti.
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The flooded neighborhood of La Puya, in Santo Domingo after the passage of Hurricane Matthew through Hispaniola -- the island that the Dominican Republic shares with Haiti.
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A man fixes a roof of a partially built house after Hurricane Matthew in Les Cayes, Haiti.
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Hurricane Matthew made landfall in southwestern Haiti early Tuesday, crashing ashore as a powerful Category Four storm, US weather forecasters said. The National Hurricane Center said Matthew made landfall near the village of Les Anglais with maximum sustained winds of around 145 miles per hour.
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People walk in a flooded area after Hurricane Matthew in Les Cayes, Haiti.
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People wade through a flooded street and next to destroyed houses after Hurricane Matthew passes Jeremie, Haiti.
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Children stand next to a flooded area after Hurricane Matthew passes Cite-Soleil in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
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