(CNN) Hurricane Matthew's strong winds pounded Cuba on Tuesday night even as the powerful storm took its last lashes at Haiti, where it downed trees, drenched the ground with feet of rain and flooded streets. The damage was especially brutal in southern Haiti, where sustained winds of 130 mph continued to punish the impoverished island nation even as the eye of the storm crossed eastern Cuba. The "extremely dangerous" storm has killed at least seven people, including four in Haiti's neighbor, the Dominican Republic. Haiti: a nation sadly familiar with hurricanes and earthquakes Officials feared a high death toll in Haiti.Eye makes landfall in Cuba as storm heads toward BahamasMajor bridge in Haiti wiped out by storm; Four dead in Dominican Republic
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