Haiti has begun evacuating residents from high-risk areas as Hurricane Matthew threatens widespread damage with flash floods and winds of up to 240 kilometres per hour. The US National Hurricane Center said, the strongest hurricane in the Atlantic in almost a decade is expected to hit Haiti and Jamaica today.<br/><br/>Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness has urged citizens to make preparations. In the capital Kingston, supermarkets were crowded with people looking for canned food, water and flashlights. Officials have warned the high winds could batter Jamaica's main tourist areas including Montego Bay in the north.<br/><br/>Matthew is expected to hit Cuba tomorrow, potentially reaching the colonial city of Santiago de Cuba and the US Navy base of Guantanamo Bay.