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Scenes From the Aftermath of Deadly Hurricane Matthew in Haiti

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A man carries wooden planks salvaged from the rubble of a destroyed houses after Hurricane Matthew passes in Jeremie, Haiti, October 8, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
A man carries wooden planks salvaged from the rubble of a destroyed houses after Hurricane Matthew passes in Jeremie, Haiti, on Oct. 8, 2016.Carlos Garcia Rawlins—Reuters
Women from the Laguerre family cry as the coffin carrying Roberto Laguerre is taken out of the morgue, to bury him at the cemetery in Jeremie, Haiti, Saturday Oct. 8, 2016. Roberto, 32, died when the wall of a church next door to his home fell during Hurricane Matthew. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)
Women from the Laguerre family cry as the coffin carrying Roberto Laguerre, who died during Hurricane Matthew, is taken out of the morgue in Jeremie, Haiti, on Oct. 8, 2016.Dieu Nalio Chery—AP
Friends and relatives attend the funeral of Anne Dit Trozitha Zamore, who died during Hurricane Matthew, in Chantal, Haiti, October 8, 2016. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares
Friends and relatives attend the funeral of Anne Dit Trozitha Zamore, who died during Hurricane Matthew, in Chantal, Haiti, on Oct. 8, 2016. Andres Martinez Casares—Reuters
Pictures are seen on the floor of a destroyed house after Hurricane Matthew passes Jeremie, Haiti, October 7, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins - RTSRB8A
Pictures are seen on the floor of a destroyed house after Hurricane Matthew passes Jeremie, Haiti, on Oct. 7, 2016. Carlos Garcia Rawlins—Reuters
epa05576934 A woman with her baby remains in the shelter of the Lyceum Jean Claudy Muzo , in Les Cayes, Haiti, on 8 October 2016. The Government of Haiti continues evaluating the severe damage and casualties caused by Hurricane Matthew that, according to official provisional balances, left 271 dead although relief agencies and local authorities say that there are more than 800. EPA/Orlando BarrÌa
A woman with her baby remains in the shelter of the Lyceum Jean Claudy Muzo in Les Cayes, Haiti, on Oct. 8, 2016.Orlando BarrÌa—EPA
Members of a family repair their home damaged by Hurricane Matthew in Gomier, Haiti, on October 8, 2016. The full scale of the devastation in hurricane-hit rural Haiti became clear as the death toll surged over 400, three days after Hurricane Matthew leveled huge swaths of the country's south. / AFP PHOTO / HECTOR RETAMALHECTOR RETAMAL/AFP/Getty Images
Members of a family repair their home damaged by Hurricane Matthew in Gomier, Haiti, on Oct. 8, 2016. Hector Retamal—AFP/Getty Images
Destroyed houses are seen after Hurricane Matthew passes in Corail, Haiti, October 8, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Destroyed houses are seen after Hurricane Matthew passes in Corail, Haiti, on Oct. 8, 2016.Carlos Garcia Rawlins—Reuters
People unload food and water boated in from the "Mission of Hope" charity after Hurricane Matthew swept through Jeremie, Haiti, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016. Jeremie appears to be the epicenter of the country's growing humanitarian crisis in the wake of the storm. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)
People unload food and water boated in from the "Mission of Hope" charity after Hurricane Matthew swept through Jeremie, Haiti, on Oct. 8, 2016. Dieu Nalio Chery—AP
Residents wait on the shore as a boat with water and food from the "Mission of Hope" charity arrives after Hurricane Matthew swept through Jeremie, Haiti, Saturday Oct. 8, 2016. Jeremie appears to be the epicenter of the country's growing humanitarian crisis in the wake of the storm. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)
Residents wait on the shore as a boat with water and food from the "Mission of Hope" charity arrives after Hurricane Matthew swept through Jeremie, Haiti, on Oct. 8, 2016. Dieu Nalio Chery—AP
Haitian people cross the river La Digue in Petit Goave where the bridge collapsed during the rains from Hurricane Matthew, southwest of Port-au-Prince, October 6, 2016. Hurricane Matthew has left at least 23 people dead in Haiti, a toll likely to climb as authorities re-establish contact with the hardest-hit areas where the damage is "catastrophic," officials said. The Caribbean's worst storm in nearly a decade, Matthew slammed into Haiti, the Americas' poorest nation, with heavy rains and devastating winds triggering severe flooding and mud slides. / AFP PHOTO / HECTOR RETAMALHECTOR RETAMAL/AFP/Getty Images
Haitian people cross the river La Digue, where the bridge collapsed during the rains from Hurricane Matthew, in Petit Goave, Haiti, on Oct. 6, 2016. Hector Retamal—AFP/Getty Images
People walk on a street next to destroyed houses after Hurricane Matthew hit Jeremie, Haiti, October 6, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins TPX IMAGES
People walk on a street next to destroyed houses after Hurricane Matthew hit Jeremie, Haiti, October 6, 2016.Carlos Garcia Rawlins—Reuters
epaselect epa05572082 A group of people carry a coffin and try to cross the river La Digue, after the colapse of the only bridge that connects to the south after the passing of hurricane Matthew in the country, in Petit Goave, Haiti, 05 October 2016. The hurricane Matthew left at least nine dead on last 04 October. The impact of Hurricane Matthew in Haiti, which left at least nine dead and thousands displaced, mainly in southwestern communities, forced the electoral authorities to postpone Sunday's election. EPA/Orlando Barria
A group of people carry a coffin and try to cross the river La Digue, after the collapse of the only bridge that connects to the south after the passing of hurricane Matthew in the country, in Petit Goave, Haiti, on Oct. 5, 2016.Orlando Barria—EPA
Homes lay in ruins after the passing of Hurricane Matthew in Les Cayes, Haiti, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016. Two days after the storm rampaged across the country's remote southwestern peninsula, authorities and aid workers still lack a clear picture of what they fear is the country's biggest disaster in years. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)
Homes lay in ruins after the passing of Hurricane Matthew in Les Cayes, Haiti, on Oct. 6, 2016. Dieu Nalio Chery—AP
A woman stands in a field of destroyed trees after the passing of Hurricane Matthew, in Sous Roche in Les Cayes, in Southwest Haiti, on October 6, 2016. The storm killed at least 108 people in Haiti, the poorest country in the Americas, with the final toll expected to be much higher. / AFP PHOTO / HECTOR RETAMALHECTOR RETAMAL/AFP/Getty Images
A woman stands in a field of destroyed trees after the passing of Hurricane Matthew in Sous Roche in Les Cayes, Haiti, on Oct. 6, 2016.Hector Retamal—AFP/Getty Images
The body of a man who perished during Hurricane Matthew lies on a piece of wood as survivors prepare to place his body in a coffin, in Cavaillon, Haiti. Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016. Haitian officials on Thursday dramatically raised the known death toll from Matthew as they finally began to reach corners of the country that had been cut off by the rampaging storm. Interior Minister Francois Anick Joseph announced that at least 108 had died, up from a previous count of 23. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)
The body of a man who perished during Hurricane Matthew lies on a piece of wood as survivors prepare to place his body in a coffin, in Cavaillon, Haiti, on Oct. 6, 2016. Dieu Nalio Chery—AP
A man sits on a tombstone as he watches other clearing trees after Hurricane Matthew in Les Cayes, Haiti, October 6, 2016. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares - RTSR31K
A man sits on a tombstone as he watches other clearing trees after Hurricane Matthew in Les Cayes, Haiti, on Oct. 6, 2016.Andres Martinez Casares—Reuters

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