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Hurricane Mathew: The Hit From The Caribbean, To The United States In Photos. by Explorers(m): 5:09am On Oct 06, 2016

The United States began evacuating coastal areas as Hurricane Matthew churned toward the Bahamas, after killing at least nine people in the Caribbean in a maelstrom of wind, mud and water.

The evacuation in Florida is the largest ever as about 2million are asked to flee.

Hurricane Matthew is expected to hit southern Florida Thursday evening and move up the East Coast as about 2million are asked to flee.

Matthew has already killed 11 people in the Caribbean, and left a trail of devastation in its wake as it battered Haiti, Dominican Republic and southern Cuba yesterday.

Traffic was backed up for miles in several cities in Florida, the Carolinas and Georgia on Wednesday as residents have boarded up their homes and evacuated in preparation for Hurricane Matthew that is expected to 'directly hit' the East Coast on Thursday.

Hundreds of thousands of families along the coast have either fled their homes or have been battening down the hatches in anticipation of the deadly and powerful storm. In preparation, residents have flocked to hardware stores, grocery stores and gas stations to stock up on supplies, leaving store shelves and gas stations empty for what's predicted to be a devastating hurricane.

Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3824483/Prepare-direct-hit-Millions-evacuate-East-Coast-causing-major-traffic-jams-batten-hatches-powerful-Hurricane-Matthew-makes-landfall-killing-11-Caribbean.html

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Re: Hurricane Mathew: The Hit From The Caribbean, To The United States In Photos. by Explorers(m): 5:10am On Oct 06, 2016

Traffic was backed up for miles as residents make an evacuation route over 520 bridge heading west from Merritt Island, Florida on Wednesday.

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Re: Hurricane Mathew: The Hit From The Caribbean, To The United States In Photos. by Explorers(m): 5:12am On Oct 06, 2016

Motorists wait in a line of cars to buy gas at a Chevron gasoline station on Wednesday in Hollywood, Florida.

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Re: Hurricane Mathew: The Hit From The Caribbean, To The United States In Photos. by Explorers(m): 5:13am On Oct 06, 2016

South Carolina state troopers direct traffic travelling on I-26 as an evacuation route during preparations for the expected arrival of Hurricane Matthew in Charleston, South Carolina on Wednesday.

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Re: Hurricane Mathew: The Hit From The Caribbean, To The United States In Photos. by Explorers(m): 5:14am On Oct 06, 2016

Mary Stanley looks at the empty shelves on a bread isle at the Piggly Wiggly grocery store in Leland, North Carolina on Wednesday as residents up and down the East Coast are preparing forHurricane Matthew to hit Thursday.

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Re: Hurricane Mathew: The Hit From The Caribbean, To The United States In Photos. by Explorers(m): 5:16am On Oct 06, 2016

Shelves were wiped clean after people bought up the items in this grocery store on Wednesday in central Florida

Re: Hurricane Mathew: The Hit From The Caribbean, To The United States In Photos. by Osmondinho(m): 5:17am On Oct 06, 2016

Jesus Christ....

if this kin tin happen in Nigeria, APC will release a statement blaming GEJ for not saving enough money to counter the hurricane.

APC and blame game

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Re: Hurricane Mathew: The Hit From The Caribbean, To The United States In Photos. by Explorers(m): 5:17am On Oct 06, 2016

Evacuations have begun across Florida and South Carolina as the deadly, storm will hit the East Coast (pictured, bus drivers with the Greenville, South Carolina school district wait for word when to start evacuating people to Greenville from North Charleston)

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Re: Hurricane Mathew: The Hit From The Caribbean, To The United States In Photos. by Explorers(m): 5:18am On Oct 06, 2016

Rene Anger fills and stacks sandbags in front of her Cherry Street home in Neptune Beach, Florida on Wednesday.

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Re: Hurricane Mathew: The Hit From The Caribbean, To The United States In Photos. by Explorers(m): 5:20am On Oct 06, 2016

A couple embrace standing among the debris of their home destroyed by Hurricane Matthew in Baracoa, Cuba, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016. Thehurricane rolled across the sparsely populated tip of Cuba overnight, destroying dozens of homes in Cuba's easternmost city, Baracoa, leaving hundreds of others damaged.

Re: Hurricane Mathew: The Hit From The Caribbean, To The United States In Photos. by Explorers(m): 5:21am On Oct 06, 2016

Red Cross workers and residents walk among the damage caused by Hurricane Matthew in Baracoa, Cuba, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016. The hurricane rolled across the sparsely populated tip of Cuba overnight, destroying dozens of homes in Cuba's easternmost city, Baracoa, and leaving hundreds of others damaged.

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Re: Hurricane Mathew: The Hit From The Caribbean, To The United States In Photos. by Explorers(m): 5:22am On Oct 06, 2016

A woman cries amid the rubble of her home, destroyed by Hurricane Matthew in Baracoa, Cuba, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016.

Re: Hurricane Mathew: The Hit From The Caribbean, To The United States In Photos. by Explorers(m): 5:26am On Oct 06, 2016

Evacuation: Queueing up for gas at the Costco store in Altamonte Springs, Fla. as central Floridians prepare for the anticipated strike of Hurricane Matthew, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016.

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Re: Hurricane Mathew: The Hit From The Caribbean, To The United States In Photos. by Explorers(m): 5:27am On Oct 06, 2016

Abandoned street.

Re: Hurricane Mathew: The Hit From The Caribbean, To The United States In Photos. by Explorers(m): 5:28am On Oct 06, 2016

Gas stations have been left empty as South Carolina residents rushed to fill up before the storm hits on Friday

Re: Hurricane Mathew: The Hit From The Caribbean, To The United States In Photos. by Explorers(m): 5:30am On Oct 06, 2016

Ghost town: A pedestrian walks across normally busy Ocean Boulevard ahead of the expected Friday arrival of Hurricane Matthew in Surfside Beach, South Carolina.

Re: Hurricane Mathew: The Hit From The Caribbean, To The United States In Photos. by Explorers(m): 5:30am On Oct 06, 2016

A worker moves supports in place for boats that will be docked on land in preparation for Hurricane Matthew at Port Canaveral, Florida.

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Re: Hurricane Mathew: The Hit From The Caribbean, To The United States In Photos. by Explorers(m): 5:34am On Oct 06, 2016

People along the East Coast are flocking to pick up sandbags, raiding hardware stores, grocery aisles and gas stations as Hurricane Matthew marched toward Florida.

Residents are filling sandbags in 90 degree weather in preparation for the approaching hurricane as even the little ones get in on the act.

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Re: Hurricane Mathew: The Hit From The Caribbean, To The United States In Photos. by Explorers(m): 5:35am On Oct 06, 2016

The government have offered free sandbags for Florida residents as they prepare for the approaching storm.

A long queue of cars forms in central Florida as residents line up to collect free sandbags to help protect their homes.

Re: Hurricane Mathew: The Hit From The Caribbean, To The United States In Photos. by Explorers(m): 5:39am On Oct 06, 2016

Hundreds of thousands of families along the coast have either fled their homes or have been battening down the hatches in anticipation of the deadly storm or installing plywood panels, storm shutters over windows.

Re: Hurricane Mathew: The Hit From The Caribbean, To The United States In Photos. by Explorers(m): 5:41am On Oct 06, 2016

Miami residents flock to the grocery aisles to buy supplies as the eerily skull-shaped Hurricane Matthew marches toward Florida.

Re: Hurricane Mathew: The Hit From The Caribbean, To The United States In Photos. by Explorers(m): 5:45am On Oct 06, 2016

Shoppers buying water, plywoods to protect their windows on Wednesday preparing for the hit.

Re: Hurricane Mathew: The Hit From The Caribbean, To The United States In Photos. by Explorers(m): 5:50am On Oct 06, 2016

Even generators.

Re: Hurricane Mathew: The Hit From The Caribbean, To The United States In Photos. by Explorers(m): 5:53am On Oct 06, 2016

President Barack Obama on Wednesday said the U.S. government hasteams and supplies positioned to respond to Hurricane Matthew as the storm barrels toward Florida and other southeastern states.

Re: Hurricane Mathew: The Hit From The Caribbean, To The United States In Photos. by Explorers(m): 5:54am On Oct 06, 2016

Two men struggle to secure their home with wooden boarding on Bailou Hill Road as Hurricane Matthew approaches Nassau, Bahamas,October 5.

Re: Hurricane Mathew: The Hit From The Caribbean, To The United States In Photos. by Explorers(m): 5:55am On Oct 06, 2016

People carry some of their belongings through the rubble of a street after the passing of Hurricane Matthew in Baracoa, Cuba, Wednesday, where the hurricane rolled across the sparsely populated tip of Cuba overnight.

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