Hurricane Matthew strengthens into category 5 in Caribbean

  01 October 2016    Read: 1183
Hurricane Matthew strengthens into category 5 in Caribbean
40 miles (710 kilometers) southeast of Kingston. It was moving west at 7 mph (11 kph).
Hurricane-force winds extended outward up to 35 miles (55 kilometers) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 195 miles (315 kilometers).

It brought extremely high tides, storm surge and heavy rain to Colombia, prompting authorities to declare an alert as local TV broadcast images of cars and tree trunks surging though flooded streets in coastal areas. Local media in La Guajira province reported that one person died in flooding.

Matthew caused at least one death when it entered the Caribbean on Wednesday, with officials in St. Vincent reporting a 16-year-old boy was crushed by a boulder as he tried to clear a blocked drain.

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