A motel displays a sign asking Hurricane Matthew to stay away in Kill Devil Hills in North Carolina as the storm makes its way towards the US
Ships from the Royal Bahamas Defence Force take shelter at Naval Air Station Mole Pier as Hurricane Matthew approaches in Key West, FloridaUS President Barack Obama makes a statement after receiving a briefing on the hurricane at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)A man is carried across the river La Digue in Petit Goave where the bridge collapsed during the hurricane rains southwest of Port-au-Prince, HaitiSouth Florida resident James Balboni prepares for Hurricane Matthew in Fort LauderdalePeople who had to evacuate the area return to their homes in the Carbonera community of Guantanamo, Cuba following Hurricane MatthewChildren are seen before damaged property in the Carbonera community of Guantanamo, CubaSouth Florida residents get fuel in preparation for Hurricane Matthew in Fort LauderdaleA man sleeps on a cot inside the National Arena, the main disaster shelter in Kingston, Jamaica