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The Caribbean's worst storm in nearly a decade, barrelled toward the Bahamas Wednesday morning after killing nine people and pummelling Haiti and Cuba. The full extent of damage in Haiti is unknown.

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A woman walks along a coastal road between Guantanamo and Baracoa which was covered in rocks and severely damaged after the passage of Hurricane Matthew through the eastern tip of Cuba.Yamil Lage/AFP / Getty Images

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A woman cries amid the rubble of her home, destroyed by Hurricane Matthew in Baracoa, Cuba.Ramon Espinosa/The Associated Press

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A couple embrace in the remains of their home in Baracoa, Cuba.Ramon Espinosa/The Associated Press

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A woman searches amid the rubble of her home in Baracoa, Cuba.Ramon Espinosa/The Associated Press

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Residents work clearing a house destroyed by Hurricane Matthew in Les Cayes, Haiti.Andres Martinez Casares/Reuters

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A man who broke his arm in a work related accident, before Hurricane Matthew struck the area, searches for belongings in what remains of his destroyed home in Baracoa.Ramon Espinosa/The Associated Press

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Women sit at the entrance of a house damaged by Hurricane Matthew in Les Cayes, Haiti.Andres Martinez Casares/Reuters

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A girl walks in a flooded area after Hurricane Matthew in Les Cayes, Haiti.Andres Martinez Casares/Reuters

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Partial view of the coastline of Santo Domingo near the Port of Haina on October 3.Erika Santelices/AFP / Getty Images

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