Caribbean awaits Hurricane Matthew

Category 4 Hurricane Matthew remains on course to hit the
Caribbean, with Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba all on alert for high
levels of rainfall and coastal swell.
The storm is already being called the most powerful Atlantic
hurricane in almost a decade, drawing comparisons with 2011's
Hurricane Irene.
Irene travelled across the Carolinas before heading north
through the eastern seaboard, and caused some $6bn in insured
losses.
Matthew is on course to hit the western tip of Haiti later
today,...