Paul Schemm Brian Murphy The Washington Post

Emergency teams in Haiti struggled Wednesday to reach hurricane-ravaged areas cut off by washed-out bridges and mudslides after Hurricane Matthew roared over the nation's western tip and began a devastating island-hopping path that arcs toward the U.S. coast.

Emergency teams in Haiti struggled Wednesday to reach hurricane-ravaged areas cut off by washed-out bridges and mudslides after Hurricane Matthew roared over the nation's western tip and began a devastating island-hopping path that arcs toward the U.S. coast.