04/10/2016 13:42 BST

International Space Station Cameras Capture The Terrifying Scale Of Hurricane Matthew

Footage was captured shortly before the storm hit Haiti.

Cameras on the International Space Station captured staggering footage of Hurricane Matthew hours before it started lashing Haiti. 

The storm threatens to cause chaos in the Caribbean nation, with extremely heavy rain set to pound swathes of deforested land.

Officials fear the storm, which harnesses winds of 140 miles per hour, will cause mudslides on hilly terrains, wiping out poorly built homes. 

John Hasse, an aid worker in Haiti with the humanitarian organization World Vision, told USA Today:


Meteorologists predict the storm will reach the Bahamas today, before moving towards Cuba and then Florida, possibly by Thursday.

It’s expected to weaken by the time it hits the US coast. 

As the space station orbited overhead at 250 miles high, hurricane hunters flew aircrafts through the eye of the storm.