The Caribbean is under siege from Hurricane Matthew, a rather timid name for a destructive force that has caused millions to flee.
In the U.S. states of Florida, Georgia and North and South Carolina people are packing up and fleeing inland, but for those in Cuba and Haiti there is no such luck.
By some counts at least 26 people have been killed in Haiti, and some of the images are truly heartbreaking. These below, taken in Haiti and Cuba, come from the BBC:
These from Reuters:
From QZ – pay special attention to the first one, which is seriously sinister:
And those in the U.S. fleeing for their lives over on CNN:
Batten down the hatches, this is going to be one hell of a ride.
