PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A powerful Hurricane Matthew moved slowly Sunday across the Caribbean Sea on a track that authorities warned could trigger devastation in parts of Haiti. A hurricane warning was in effect for Jamaica, Cuba and Haiti. The government of Haiti opened 1,300 emergency shelters across the country, enough to hold up to 340,000 people. The hurricane earlier had been projected to move closer to Jamaica, but the risk to the island seems to have diminished somewhat. Trains from Havana to eastern Cuba were cancelled and the government called on residents of eastern Cuba to move livestock to high ground, tape up their windows and store potable water ahead of the hurricane’s arrival.

Source: National Post October 02, 2016 20:26 UTC