Hurricane Matthew: Haiti mourns amid cholera fears Survivors of Hurricane Matthew in Haiti are mourning the victims as fears of an increase in cholera cases grow. Yesterday Haitians attended church services to remember the dead, some worshipping outside because buildings were destroyed. The Category Four storm is believed to have killed as many as 900 people in Haiti. In the US, at least eighteen people were killed as the storm made its way north. It has now moved out to sea. The hurricane was the strongest to hit the region in a decade. It kept up its hurricane strength with winds of at least one hundred and seventy -seven kilometers per hour for seven days. BBC