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Hurricane Matthew: How to help

Girls hold hands as they help each other wade through a flooded street after the passing of Hurricane Matthew in Les Cayes, Haiti, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016. Two days after the storm rampaged across the country's remote southwestern peninsula, authorities and aid workers still lack a clear picture of what they fear is the country's biggest disaster in years. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)
Girls hold hands as they help each other wade through a flooded street after the passing of Hurricane Matthew in Les Cayes, Haiti, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016. Two days after the storm rampaged across the country's remote southwestern peninsula, authorities and aid workers still lack a clear picture of what they fear is the country's biggest disaster in years. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)
By Cox Media Group National Content Desk
Oct 6, 2016

The deadly and powerful Hurricane Matthew has left a path of destruction in Haiti, as it strengthens and heads toward the U.S. East Coast.

Relief organizations are on the ground in storm-ravaged areas, providing aid. These nonprofit groups will be providing temporary shelter, food, water and medical care to those in need.

>>Hurricane Matthew: Live updates

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For more aid organizations providing Hurricane Matthew relief, visit The Weather Channel.

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