In United States, a weakened Hurricane Matthew neared the end of its weeklong charge through Caribbean islands and along the US Atlantic Coast after killing nearly 1,000 people, most of them in Haiti. The storm also flattened communities and wrecked agriculture in the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Cuba and the Bahamas.<br/><br/>Sustained winds measured 120 kilometers per hour, half as strong as they were a week ago, with the storm steadily diminishing in strength. Serious flooding was reported in many areas along a 950-kilometer stretch of the US East Coast, from Florida north to North Carolina. President Barack Obama declared States of emergency in four states, where the storm killed at least 10 people.<br/><br/>Estimates of the death toll in Haiti reached 900 and continued to rise. Officials warned the list of casualties would most likely grow, perhaps significantly, as rescuers reach remote villages.