Hurricane Matthew has picked up strength and is heading for Florida.<br /><br /> Matthew, with wind speeds of 205km/h, is expected to smash into southern Florida as a Category Four storm.<br /><br /> BREAKING: Hurricane #Matthew is now a Cat. 4 again w/ max wind at 140 mph, moving NW toward #Florida. LIVE 24/7 coverage continues. #FLwx pic.twitter.com/8ef0OW0fco— The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) 6 October 2016<br /> <br /><br /> Authorities have placed evacuation orders along the coast.<br /><br /> Governor Rick Scott addressed residents: “If you’re watching and you live in an evacuation zone you need to leave now and get to a safe zone. If you’re watching in your evacuation area get out. Don’t take a chance. Time is running out. This is clearly going to either have a direct hit or come right along our coast and we’re going to have hurricane force winds.”<br /><br /> This what Miami is looking like rn #HurricaneMatthew pic.twitter.com/JHbb3XfwbM— ChampagneJuJu (@JHabashy15) 6 October 2016<br /> <br /><br /> The evacuation is underway and vehicles have began queuing at petrol stations.<br /><br /> A state of emergency has been declared in four states and federal assistance is being made avaliable.<br /><br /> The storm passed over Nassau, the capital of the Bahamas, where flights and maritime transport have been halted.<br /><br /> In Haiti at least 140 people have lost their lives after Matthew battered impoverished Haiti.<br /><br /> In #Haiti, the road to recovery is long after #HurricaneMatthew https://t.co/V7tLrh9Z60 UNICEFHaiti pic.twitter.com/SnVKa5NCww— UNICEF (UNICEF) 6 October 2016<br /> <br /><br /> In the neighbouring Dominican Republic four people have been killed.<br />
