Disaster divided: Two countries, one island, life-and-death differences

By Madison Park, CNN

Updated 1122 GMT (1922 HKT) October 11, 2016

A man stands in the remnants of a house destroyed by Hurricane Matthew in the southern town of Les Cayes on Monday, October 10. Matthew wreaked havoc in Haiti, killing hundreds, destroying homes and knocking out electricity in the impoverished Caribbean nation. More than 1.4 million people are in need of urgent assistance, a UN official says.
Photos: Hurricane Matthew pummels Haiti
A man stands in the remnants of a house destroyed by Hurricane Matthew in the southern town of Les Cayes on Monday, October 10. Matthew wreaked havoc in Haiti, killing hundreds, destroying homes and knocking out electricity in the impoverished Caribbean nation. More than 1.4 million people are in need of urgent assistance, a UN official says.
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Two young men who lost their homes awake from a tent in the courtyard of a school where they took shelter in Port Salut on October 10.
Photos: Hurricane Matthew pummels Haiti
Two young men who lost their homes awake from a tent in the courtyard of a school where they took shelter in Port Salut on October 10.
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A woman sits in debris where her house once stood in Les Cayes on October 10.
Photos: Hurricane Matthew pummels Haiti
A woman sits in debris where her house once stood in Les Cayes on October 10.