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Hurricane Matthew Gains Strength Over Bahamas

US forecasters say Hurricane Matthew is gaining strength as it tears through the Bahamas.

Millions of Americans are fleeing their homes as Hurricane Matthew advances towards the coast of Florida, after pounding the Bahamas. In Haiti, at least 23 people have lost their lives. We get an update from BBC Weather and Port-au-Prince.

As fighting between the Taliban and Afghan government forces continues in the northern province of Kunduz, we hear more about the experience of a 21-year-old woman who's been hiding in her basement near the front line.

Do you listen to music while you study? A group of music psychologists think they know why some people can work and listen to music at the same time.

(Photo: A man stocks up at a supermarket in the Bahamas ahead of the hurricane. Credit: AP.)

50 minutes

Last on

Thu 6 Oct 201610:06GMT

Broadcast

  • Thu 6 Oct 201610:06GMT

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