- Title: The Bahamas prepare for Hurricane Matthew
- Date: 4th October 2016
- Summary: NASSAU, BAHAMAS (OCTOBER 4, 2016) (REUTERS) EXTERIOR OF SUPERMARKET PEOPLE COMING OUT OF SUPERMARKET PEOPLE IN SUPERMARKET AISLE WOMAN TAKING BOTTLES OF WATER OFF SHELF SHOPPERS PUSHING CARTS EMPTY SHELF WITH ONE BOTTLE OF WATER SHOPPER LOOKING AT CANS OF FOOD CANS OF TUNA FISH ON SHELF (SOUNDBITE) (English) RESIDENT, JOY SWEETING, SAYING: "This is a really really difficult storm. We've been tracking it. We always prepare because we're here on an island. There's a lot of flooding. And a lot of our ancestors actually had to move to New Providence after a series of storms in the outer islands moved in here, basically poisoned the freshwater cisterns in days when they would collect rainwater. So we're used to this. This is who we are. You have to prepare." CHECKOUT LINES AT SUPERMARKET CHECKER RUNNING WATER THROUGH CHECKOUT SHOPPER PAYING WATER AND SODA READY TO BE CHECKED OUT SHOPPERS PUSHING CARTS SHOPPER LOADING GROCERIES INTO CAR VARIOUS OF BOTTLED WATER (SOUNDBITE) (English) RESIDENT, TYRONE, SAYING: "Well, it's a pretty big storm - try to get prepared for it. You know it's 145 miles per hour. That's a lot of wind. So maybe a direct hit for us. So we try to get prepared. Already button up and everything." EXTERIOR OF BOARDS BEING PLACED ON WINDOWS ON HOUSE VARIOUS OF PEOPLE PUTTING BOARDS OVER WINDOWS HAMMER NAILING IN WINDOWS MEN COVERING WINDOWS WITH BOARDS BOARDS COVERING WINDOWS EXTERIOR OF BUSINESS WITH METAL COVERING WINDOWS VARIOUS OF METAL OVER WINDOWS OF BUSINESSES
- Embargoed: 19th October 2016 18:37
- Keywords: Hurricane Matthew winds rain preparations
- Location: NASSAU, BAHAMAS / INTERNET
- City: NASSAU, BAHAMAS / INTERNET
- Country: Bahamas
- Topics: Disaster/Accidents,Wind/Hurricane/Typhoons/Tornadoes
- Reuters ID: LVA00152LBPS7
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: The Bahamas prepared on Tuesday (October 4) for the onset of Hurricane Matthew as the storm pounded Haiti and Cuba.
Residents cleared out shelves at the grocery store and boarded up windows of homes and businesses in Nassau.
Although Matthew is being called the fiercest Caribbean storm in almost a decade, many seemed to take it in stride.
"This is a really really difficult storm. We've been tracking it. We always prepare because we're here on an island. There's a lot of flooding. And a lot of our ancestors actually had to move to New Providence after a series of storms in the outer islands moved in here, basically poisoned the freshwater cisterns in days when they would collect rainwater. So we're used to this. This is who we are. You have to prepare," said resident Joy Sweeting.
"Well, it's a pretty big storm - try to get prepared for it. You know it's 145 miles per hour. That's a lot of wind. So maybe a direct hit for us. So we try to get prepared. Already button up and everything," said another resident named Tyrone.
As Nassau prepped, the eye of the storm passed over the western tip of Haiti, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said, bringing devastating winds, torrential rains and a storm surge with massive waves. The storm was forecast to remain powerful as it made its way to Cuba and the Bahamas.
A hurricane watch was issued for parts of southeast Florida, which the forecasters said Matthew could reach late on Thursday. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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