http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/07/world/americas/hurricane-matthew-haiti.html 2016-10-06 20:30:39 Haiti Says More Than 100 Died in Hurricane Matthew As the extent of the storm damage became clearer, the tally was drastically revised from the half a dozen or so dead initially reported. === The Haitian government has drastically raised the death toll from Hurricane Matthew, with local officials saying more than 100 people had been killed instead of the half dozen or so reported initially. They said Thursday that the figure was likely to rise further as international aid groups and government agencies reached the worst-affected areas in the south, which was slammed Tuesday by 145-mile-per-hour winds and torrential rain. For a period of time, much of that part of the country was essentially in the dark. Communications and even physical access were shut off, as cell service faltered and a bridge connecting the capital to the south collapsed. But now that transportation and at least some communication has been restored, the extent of the storm’s wrath is becoming clearer. “There is severe damage to the communities, and hundreds of deaths are expected and many more injured,” said Enzo di Taranto, the head of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in The country’s infrastructure, Mr. di Taranto said, has been badly damaged. “Schools, hospitals and police stations, everything that there when the hurricane hit was in some way damaged, because of the strengths of the wind,” he said. The deaths come amid a broad tableau of devastation: houses pummeled into timber, crops destroyed and entire swaths of towns and villages under several feet of water. But even as the number of dead rises, many more people may by threatened in the weeks and months ahead by a slow-rolling crisis. Though it appears the greatest fears for Haiti were not realized — deaths in the thousands and countrywide destruction — the long-term picture may be According to the United Nations, more than one million people have been affected by the storm in Haiti. and at least a third of them will require humanitarian assistance.