{"id":4876,"date":"2016-10-08T05:02:10","date_gmt":"2016-10-08T05:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waka-waka.com\/2016\/10\/hurricane-matthew-leaves-trail-destruction\/"},"modified":"2025-09-29T13:52:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T11:52:56","slug":"hurricane-matthew-leaves-trail-destruction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/waka-waka.com\/en\/2016\/10\/hurricane-matthew-leaves-trail-destruction\/","title":{"rendered":"Hurricane Matthew Leaves Trail of Destruction"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 dir=ltr><span>Hurricane Matthew<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Hurricane Matthew may become the longest-lived Atlantic hurricane of category 3 or higher, ever recorded, now on its way to the US coast. It has left a trail of destruction in Haiti, a country still recovering from the 2010 earthquake and recent hurricanes. Thousands and thousands of people on the Caribbean island are affected and are in desperate need of help. \u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIt\u2019s the worst hurricane that I\u2019ve seen during my life,\u201d Fidele Nicolas, a civil protection official in Nippes, told AP. \u201cIt destroyed schools, roads, other structures.\u201d (weather.com)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Large parts of the coun\u00adtry have been plunged in\u00adto dark\u00adness with no access to electricity or phone lines. Safe access to light and power is now even more important than ever since it helps survivors finding their loved ones and emergency response teams in their lifesaving work.<\/p>\n<blockquote dir=ltr><p><span>\u201cIt\u2019s difficult to determine the number of casualties from the storm in Haiti after a key bridge was washed out, roads became impassable and phone communication was cut off from Haiti\u2019s hardest-hit areas\u201d. (weather.com)<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4 dir=ltr><span>We can\u2019t do it alone, we need your help too!<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>We are mobilizing resources and can confirm 350 WakaWaka Lights have been distributed in Haiti this week already. We are collaborating with international and local organizations on the ground to spread safe light and power to the ones who need it most.<\/p>\n<p>With your continued help we can do more. Here is how you can shine a light:<br \/><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\" href=http:\/\/waka-waka.com\/hurricane-matthew\/>http:\/\/waka-waka.com\/hurricane-matthew\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span id=docs-internal-guid-bb9bf5a6-a23c-728d-77d1-36c0c3345c1f><br \/><span>Thank you, dear Agents of Light, for providing glimmers of light and hope!\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span id=docs-internal-guid-bb9bf5a6-a23c-728d-77d1-36c0c3345c1f><span id=docs-internal-guid-bb9bf5a6-a23d-4ac8-ea83-da682bb9f162>#SharetheSun<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hurricane Matthew has left a trail of destruction in Haiti, a country still recovering from the 2010 earthquake and recent hurricanes. 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