Hurricane Matthew has been talked up in a big way by those fearing its destructive force, and unfortunately the beast is living up to expectation.

The death toll is estimated to be around 340 in Haiti alone, and we showed you some of the devastation Matthew wreaked in yesterday’s photo special HERE.

Winds of around 230 km/h – let that sink in for a moment.

We also showed you a few snaps of those evacuating ahead of the hurricane reaching the U.S., but it’s worth revisiting what’s been happening in Florida over the past 24 hours.

Gizmodo have compiled some photos of those evacuation efforts, as well as a rather ominous warning:

More than two million people in coastal Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina are being told to flee their homes in advance of Hurricane Matthew, the Category 4 monster now bearing down on the United States after wreaking havoc across the Caribbean. It’s easily the largest mass evacuation on US soil since Hurricane Sandy, and it’s likely to be Florida’s biggest evacuation ever.

If you ever wondered what America might look like on the eve of the apocalypse, look no further than the nightmare hurricane that could render communities “uninhabitable for weeks or months.”

Yeah, probably best you get the hell out of there while you still can. We leave you with this stern warning:

[source:gizmodo]