After killing hundreds of people in Haiti, Hurricane Matthew has been sweeping up America’s Atlantic coast.<br /><br /> Winds of nearly 200 kilometres an hour were recorded – but the storm did not make landfall in Florida and has been downgraded to Category Two.<br /><br /> There has been flooding along with warnings that storm surges could kill people and damage property.<br /><br /> Life-threatening flooding imminent in Savannah, GA, and Charleston, SC. High tides around 1 a.m.: https://t.co/JJGBUhZUtI #HurricaneMatthew pic.twitter.com/OlkEX3qZA8— The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) October 8, 2016<br /><br /> Matthew smashed through Haiti on Tuesday before tearing across the Caribbean, threatening Florida and several other US states.<br /><br /> Late on Friday local time the storm’s eye was out to sea off South Carolina and was expected to approach the state on Saturday.<br /><br /> Wow – Hurricane Matthew completely uprooting a tree in Jacksonville, FL!#HurricaneMatthew <br /><br /> pic.twitter.com/uFKxIRqsCI— Sam Ghali (@EM_RESUS) October 7, 2016<br /><br /> The fiercest cyclone to hit the States for four years prompted mass evacuations along the coast. Some 60,000 were in emergency shelters.<br /><br /> More than a million homes and businesses were without power late on Friday across several states. The cuts were not as bad as had been forecast.<br /><br /> New flood warnings have been issued though the storm is predicted to lose strength over the next two days.<br /><br /> Officials said at least four people had died in Florida – a fraction of the heavy death toll in Haiti.<br /><br /> President Obama urged people not to be complacent and to heed safety instructions. <br /><br /> Resourceful stork hides from Hurricane Matthew in zoo bathroom https://t.co/xytw6QabVl pic.twitter.com/N3nFCbDSLh— Mashable (@mashable) October 8, 2016<br />
