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Haiti and the

The winds, measuring over 200km have damaged homes and the latest reports say over 900 people have been killed. Around 10,000 people have fled to shelters for safety while southern coastal areas have been cut off from the rest of the country after the bridge linking the area collapsed. There have been reports of overcrowded hospitals and shortages of fresh water with officials describing the hurricane as “catastrophic”. Matthew became a furious Category Five hurricane late on Friday, but has since dropped to a Category Three. The storm has been making its way steadily through the Caribbean, where many islands are on alert with people being told to stock up on supplies. Below is map of where the hurricane has traveled.

1. Who is the main person or group of people in this news article? The main people or group in this article are mostly the people who was in the hurricane and the people that got hurt.

2. What was the key event from the news article? The key event from this news article is a hurricane that happened .

3. Where did this event take place? Haiti

4. When did this event take place? October 4th 2016

5. Find a quote from the main person in this news article? Matthew became a furious Category Five hurricane late on Friday

6. In your own words describe what happened in this news article. In my own words this news article is about a hurricane that happened in haiti and pretty much destroyed the houses and injuries has been caused by the hurricane .

7. Find out where this event took place and include some information about this place. This event took place in haiti . More than 10% of haitian people die before the age of 5, haitians love to gamble and most haitians are africans.

8. Tell us when this event happened and explain what might happen in the future. This event happened on october the 4th 2016 and maybe in the future the hurricanes happening in haiti with get more worser.

9. Explain in your own words why this event took place. In my own words , I have no clue on why this hurricane happened in haiti.

10. Use the Dictionary in the bottom right hand corner to find the meaning of 3 words from the article.

Steadily - It’s something that keeps happening constantly

Shortages - Something needed but can’t be obtained

Dominican - A member of the Roman catholic order that preaches