Hurricane Matthew pummels Haiti and Cuba, evacuations ordered in US

Port-au-Prince (AFP) - Hurricane Matthew pummeled Haiti and moved on to Cuba after killing seven people, unleashing floods and forcing hundreds of thousands to flee the Caribbean's worst storm in nearly a decade. The death toll stood at seven -- three in Haiti and four in the Dominican Republic -- but was certain to rise as dangerous Matthew bruised its way on. Civil protection officials in Haiti said they were struggling to communicate with the south after Matthew's furious wind and rain blew d