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1. which damaged and destroyed hundreds more homes

2. the poorest country in the Americas

3. most of which enclose the sea

4. also known as the New World

5. which were unable to withstand the storm

6. after being pummeled by Category 4 storm Hurricane Matthew

7. which many feared might rival

The Caribbean is a region consisting of the Caribbean Sea, its islands, A____________, and the surrounding coasts. The region is located southeast of the Gulf of Mexico and Northern America, east of Central America, and to the north of South America.

The Caribbean struggles to recover В______________, the most powerful in the region since Hurricane Felix in 2007. Hardest hit was Haiti, C____________, where over a hundred people have been killed and thousands displaced. In urban areas many people live in shantytowns and flimsy housing, D_______________. Winds up to 230 krnph (145 mph) battered and flattened houses, schools, churches, and crops. A much- delayed presidential election has been further postponed due to the loss of polling stations. Nearby Cuba evacuated hundreds of thousands of people in advance of the storm, E__________________there with heavy flooding and high winds.

As the storm turned toward the East Coast of the United States, millions of people were told to evacuate their homes — the largest mandatory evacuation since Superstorm Sandy in 2012. Four states declared a state of emergency in advance of the storm, F________________ 1992’s massively destructive Hurricane Andrew if it made landfall.