▁One ▁person ▁d rown ed ▁in ▁a ▁river ▁in ▁U rib ia . ▁In ▁H ait i , ▁flo oding ▁and ▁high ▁wind s ▁dis rupted ▁tele communic ations ▁and ▁destroyed ▁extensive ▁sw ath s ▁of ▁land ; ▁around ▁ 8 0 % ▁of ▁J ér ém ie ▁sust ained ▁significant ▁damage . ▁Matthew ▁left ▁about ▁$ 1 . 9   b ill ion ▁in ▁damage ▁and ▁at ▁least ▁ 5 4 6   de ath s . ▁He avy ▁ra inf all ▁spread ▁east ward ▁across ▁the ▁Domin ican ▁Republic , ▁where ▁four ▁were ▁killed . ▁Effect s ▁in ▁Cuba ▁were ▁most ▁severe ▁along ▁the ▁coast , ▁where ▁storm ▁sur ge ▁caused ▁extensive ▁damage . ▁Four ▁people ▁were ▁killed ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁bridge ▁collapse , ▁and ▁total ▁losses ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁amount ed ▁to ▁$ 2 . 5 8   b ill ion , ▁most ▁of ▁which ▁occurred ▁in ▁the ▁Gu ant án amo ▁Province . ▁Pass ing ▁through ▁the ▁Bah am as ▁as ▁a ▁major ▁h urr icane , ▁Matthew ▁inf lic ted ▁severe ▁impact s ▁across ▁several ▁islands , ▁particularly ▁Grand ▁Bah ama , ▁where ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 9 5 % ▁of ▁homes ▁sust ained ▁damage ▁in ▁the ▁town ships ▁of ▁E ight ▁M ile ▁Rock ▁and ▁Hol mes ▁Rock . ▁In ▁Florida , ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁damage ▁occurred ▁was ▁caused ▁by ▁strong ▁wind s ▁and ▁storm ▁sur ge ▁in ▁the ▁east - central ▁and ▁n ort he astern ▁port ions ▁of ▁the ▁state . ▁About ▁ 1 . 2