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More than 9,000 people huddle in shelters across Haitia as Cuba moves vulnerable people to safety.

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Women cover their heads with pans as they walk in rain brought by Hurricane Matthew in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016.Dieu Nalio Chery/The Associated Press

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Waves crash against a seawall in Baracoa, Cuba, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016, before the arrival of Hurricane Matthew. The storm was moving along the Windward Passage between Haiti and Jamaica headed for southeastern Cuba and then the Bahamas.Ramon Espinosa/The Associated Press

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A worker removes plywood from shop windows after the passing of Hurricane Matthew in Kingston, Jamaica.Eduardo Verdugo/The Associated Press

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A woman with two of her children rest on the floor at the shelter set up in Les Cayes, Haiti.Andres Martinez Casares / Reu/Reuters

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A tap tap (public transportation) crosses the water left by hurricane Matthew, in Port-au-Prince, on October 4, 2016.Hector Retamal/AFP / Getty Images

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A girl watches as authorities arrive to evacuate people from her house in Tabarre, Haiti.Dieu Nalio Chery/The Associated Press

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A wave splashes on the beach at Siboney ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Matthew, Cuba, October 4, 2016.Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters

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A woman pushes a wheelbarrow while walking in a partially flooded street, in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, on October 4, 2016.Hector Retamal/AFP / Getty Images

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People evacuated from Cauto Cristo remain at a shelter in Bayamo, Granma Province, Cuba.STR/AFP / Getty Images

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Families settle into their seats aboard a Boeing C-17A Globemaster III aircraft for evacuation from Naval Station Guantanamo Bay ahead of Hurricane Matthew, in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba October 2, 2016.U.S. Navy. U.S. Navy/Capt. Frederick H. Agee/Reuters

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A "tap-tap" truck carrying commuters drives through a street flooded by rain brought by Hurricane Matthew in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.Dieu Nalio Chery/The Associated Press

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