These heartbreaking images show the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew in Haiti

Hundreds of people in Haiti have been killed in the wake of Hurricane Matthew, the strongest storm to move across the Atlantic Ocean in years.

The monster hurricane has displaced 15,000 people and damaged more than 28,000 homes.

The Haitian government has estimated at least 350,000 people need some kind of assistance, which has been described by the UN deputy special representative as the country's "largest humanitarian event" since the 2010 earthquake.

Here are some of the heartbreaking images of the hurricane's devastation in Haiti.

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