### [2016-10-6](/feed/2016/10/6/index.md)

##### 2016 Atlantic hurricane season
# The death toll is at least 140 people with 136 in Haiti. 




### Sources:

1. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-storm-matthew-idUSKCN1250G2)

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1. [The United Nations launches an emergency appeal for almost U.S.$120 million in life-saving help for 750,000 survivors in Haiti at risk of starvation and-or cholera. ](/feed/2016/10/11/the-united-nations-launches-an-emergency-appeal-for-almost-us-120-million-in-life-saving-help-for-750000-survivors-in.md) _Context: Haiti, emergency appeal_
2. [Matthew's death toll in Haiti rises to at least one thousand, with victims being buried in mass graves. An unknown number of people remain missing and authorities report that cholera is spreading in the hardest hit-areas in the country's southwest. ](/feed/2016/10/10/matthew-s-death-toll-in-haiti-rises-to-at-least-one-thousand-with-victims-being-buried-in-mass-graves-an-unknown-numbe.md) _Context: 2016 Atlantic hurricane season, Haiti, emergency appeal_
3. [Hurricane Matthew hits the southeastern United States as the death toll in Haiti rises to at least 877. ](/feed/2016/10/7/hurricane-matthew-hits-the-southeastern-united-states-as-the-death-toll-in-haiti-rises-to-at-least-877.md) _Context: 2016 Atlantic hurricane season, Haiti, emergency appeal_
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5. [A bridge in Haiti connecting Port-au-Prince with southern Haiti collapses. The storm has killed at least nine people in the Caribbean. ](/feed/2016/10/4/a-bridge-in-haiti-connecting-port-au-prince-with-southern-haiti-collapses-the-storm-has-killed-at-least-nine-people-in.md) _Context: 2016 Atlantic hurricane season, Haiti_
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7. [Heavy rains from Hurricane Matthew's outer bands drench Haiti and Jamaica, killing a Haitian fisherman. The Category 4 storm, with 140 mph ((220 km-h) maximum sustained winds), is heading towards western Haiti, eastern Cuba, and the southeastern and central Bahamas. ](/feed/2016/10/3/heavy-rains-from-hurricane-matthew-s-outer-bands-drench-haiti-and-jamaica-killing-a-haitian-fisherman-the-category-4-s.md) _Context: 2016 Atlantic hurricane season, Haiti_
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