Dangerous Hurricane Matthew Closes in on Haiti

Hurricane Matthew, a Category Four storm, is forecast to hit the western tip of Haiti early on Tuesday.

One of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes in recent years is closing in on Haiti, bringing winds, rains and storm surges.

But what the US National Hurricane Center called “life-threatening” conditions are already bearing down.

Interim Haitian President Jocelerme Privert said a number of people had been killed.

“We’ve already seen deaths. People who were out at sea. There are people who are missing. They are people who didn’t respect the alerts. They’ve lost their lives,” he said.