The meeting saw the formation of four technical committees, one for roads and infrastructure, one for houses and properties, one for dams and water facilities, and one for energy and water
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The fiercest Caribbean storm in nearly a decade slammed into the Bahamas early on Thursday, intensifying as it barreled towards the southeast US coast where a mass exodus was under way with millions heeding warnings to flee inland.
UAE Consulate in US urges citizens to exercise caution ahead of Matthew
Roadways in Florida, Georgia and North and South Carolina were packed and gas stations and food stores ran out of supplies as Hurricane Matthew approached, packing sustained winds of about 115 miles per hour (185 km per hour), storm surges and heavy rain.
Highlights *Intensifying storm slams into Bahamas *Mass exodus under way in four US states *Matthew packing 115 mph winds: US hurricane centre *Landfall expected in Florida late on Thursday |
Today, @POTUS received a briefing on Hurricane #Matthew, which could soon affect areas all across the Southeast. https://t.co/vywVyLiXFTFederal emergency response teams were coordinating with officials in all four states and stockpiling supplies, Obama said.
- The White House (@WhiteHouse) October 5, 2016
Cameras on @Space_Station captured new views of Hurricane #Matthew today as the storm moved to the north of Cuba: https://t.co/DXzMigLlm6 pic.twitter.com/OiHty1BRc8Schools and airports across the region were closed on Thursday and some hospitals evacuated patients, according to local media.
- NASA (@NASA) October 5, 2016
Hillary lives rich while Haitian kids she stole from live in tents and suffer terribly from hurricane #Matthew pic.twitter.com/jrmaZJBEtL
- Tennessee GOP (@TEN_GOP) October 6, 2016
A look at some of the most deadly US hurricanes
Matthew could become the first major hurricane to make landfall in the United States since Wilma in October 2005 if it maintains at least Category 3 status with winds of 110 mph or more.
Current forecasts show Matthew - with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph - could bring heavy rain, powerful winds, storm surge and other problems to the U.S. coast from Florida to the Carolinas in the coming days. Forecasters warn it has the potential to be incredibly destructive, adding it is forecast to strengthen further over the coming day or so and could become a Category 4 storm as it nears Florida.
Below is a look at some other destructive hurricanes in U.S. history:
- In 2005, Hurricane Katrina left 1,800 people dead and was the costliest storm in US. history with damage estimated at $108 billion. It was a Category 3 storm when it made landfall over Louisiana.
- In 1938, roughly 700 people died in the Great New England Hurricane. It raked the region as a Category 3 storm and wiped out railroad tracks, utilities, homes, crops and the fishing industry, according to the National Weather Service.
- In 1928, the Great Okeechobee Hurricane struck Florida as a Category 4 storm, leaving more than 2,500 dead. Lake Okeechobee overflowed, causing disastrous flooding that inundated several communities.
- In 1900, a hurricane made landfall in Galveston, Texas, with winds estimated to be at least 130 miles per hour and a storm surge of a whopping 15 feet. Some 8,000 people died, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says damage estimates exceeded $20 million at the time - roughly $700 million in today's dollars.
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