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Urgent: Obama declares state of emergency ahead of deadly hurricane

Xinhua, October 7, 2016 Adjust font size:

U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday declared a state of emergency in Florida as the southern state was embracing itself for Hurricane Matthew, one of the most powerful storms to hit the region in almost a decade. Endit