In Pictures: Florida prepares for Hurricane Matthew

Florida battens down in anticipation of Hurricane Matthew which is expected to make landfall on Thursday (Oct 6) night.

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Oct 06, 2016, 09:00 AM

Traffic flows in one direction only on all six lanes of Interstate 26 leaving Charleston, after South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley ordered an evacuation of more than a million people in coastal areas before the arrival of Hurricane Matthew on Oct 5, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

A man removes parts of his sailing boat from a beach in Florida's Atlantic Beach on Oct 5, 2016 before Hurricane Matthew strikes. PHOTO: AFP

Workers remove umbrellas at the Starlite Hotel in anticipation of Hurricane Matthew in South Beach, Florida on Oct 5, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

Workers remove the base of an umbrella at the Starlite Hotel in anticipation of Hurricane Matthew in South Beach, Florida on Oct 5, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

South Florida resident Andrea Kmetz buys a portable generator and bottled water in preparation for Hurricane Matthew in Fort Lauderdale on Oct 5, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

Miami residents buying supplies in preparation for Hurricane Matthew on Oct 5, 2016. PHOTO: EPA

Miami residents buying supplies to prepare for Hurricane Matthew on Oct 5, 2016.
PHOTO: EPA

Mr Anthony Schirado (left) and Mr Tom Kennedy (right) put up plywood to protect the windows of a store ahead of Hurricane Matthew on Cocoa Beach, Florida on Oct 5, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

A boarded up IHOP restaurant sits closed ahead of Hurricane Matthew on Cocoa Beach, Florida, on Oct 5, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

Workers remove umbrellas at Caffe Milano in anticipation of Hurricane Matthew in South Beach, Florida on Oct 5, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

Ms Bridget DeHart removing some of her belongings as she and her husband Andrew Dehart leave their boarded up apartment ahead of Hurricane Matthew in Atlantic Beach, Florida, on Oct 5, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

Customers browse empty shelves at a Publix Super Markets store ahead of Hurricane Matthew in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Oct 5, 2016. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG

People cycling in Atlantic Beach, Florida, on Oct 5, 2016 before Hurricane Matthew hits. PHOTO: AFP

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