Jamaican News

BBC Reporting 452 Deaths From Hurricane Matthew

haiti after hurricane matthewThe true impact of the killer hurricane Matthew is just begin to show his deadly colours as the bodies are piling up.

The BBC is reporting some 452 dead. There is little or no telephone communication … 400 rescues were effected. Many cars are submerged in several
feet of flood water.

Bahamas

Rodney March, a Jamaican living in the Bahamas, is reporting that New Providence has about seventy percent of the population in the Bahamas string of Islands.

Seventy percent of the population has no gas as there is no power as stated above.

There are no reported deaths so far from hurricane Matthew. Roofs are off, power is cut but sun is shining. Light poles are uprooted.

There is water but without power life is very rough.

Hopeton O’Connor-Dennie is Senior International Correspondent & Photojournalist for Vision Newspaper Canada.

Alwin Marshall-Squire

Alwin Marshall-Squire is the Editor-in-Chief of S-Q Publications Inc., overseeing editorial strategy for GTA Weekly, GTA Today, and Vision Newspaper. He leads the publications’ mission to deliver bold, original journalism focused on the people and communities of the Greater Toronto Area, Canada, and the global Caribbean diaspora. Also writes for GTA Weekly and GTA Today.

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