Editing 2016 (section)

=== October ===
* [[October 3]] &ndash; [[Hurricane Matthew]] makes landfall in Haiti as a category 4 hurricane, killing 842 and causing $2.8 billion in damages.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Jones |first1=Sam |last2=Holpuch |first2=Amanda |date=2016-10-07 |title=Haiti death toll rises to 842 after Hurricane Matthew, reports say |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/06/hurricane-matthew-haiti-rescuers-battle-reach-remote-areas |access-date=2025-02-16 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
* [[October 7]] &ndash; Three events that will play a significant role in the [[2016 United States presidential election]] all take place on the same afternoon: (1) U.S. intelligence agencies publicly accuse the Russian government of [[Timeline of Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections (July 2016 – election day)#November 2016|using computer hacking to interfere with]] the U.S. election process; (2) ''[[The Washington Post]]'' releases [[Donald Trump Access Hollywood tape|a videotape]] showing candidate Donald Trump privately bragging about sexual improprieties; (3) [[WikiLeaks]] releases thousands of private emails from inside the political campaign of candidate Hillary Clinton.
* [[October 13]] &ndash; The [[Maldives]] announces its decision to withdraw from the [[Commonwealth of Nations]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foreign.gov.mv/v2/en/media-center/news/article/1999|title=The Maldives decides to leave the Commonwealth; commits to continue with its international engagement|publisher=Maldivian Ministry of Foreign Affairs|date=2016-10-13|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161014060506/http://www.foreign.gov.mv/v2/en/media-center/news/article/1999|archive-date=October 14, 2016}}</ref>
* [[October 14]] &ndash; American missionary and aid worker Jeff Woodke is kidnapped in [[Abalak|Abalak, Niger]] by militants. He would not be freed for six years.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.axios.com/2023/03/20/hostage-jeff-woodke-niger-released | title=U.S. Aid worker kidnapped in Niger released after more than 6 years | date=March 20, 2023 | access-date=March 20, 2023 | archive-date=March 20, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320233229/https://www.axios.com/2023/03/20/hostage-jeff-woodke-niger-released | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bringjeffhome.com/|title=Bring Jeffery Woodke Home|date=March 27, 2023|website=bringjeffhome.com/|access-date=2 April 2023|archive-date=March 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320233231/https://www.bringjeffhome.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[October 15]] &ndash; 150 nations meet at the [[United Nations Environment Programme]] (UNEP) summit in Rwanda and agree to phase out [[hydrofluorocarbon]]s (HFCs) as an amendment to the [[Montreal Protocol]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-37665529|title=Climate change: 'Monumental' deal to cut HFCs, fastest growing greenhouse gases|last=McGrath|first=Matt|work=BBC News|date=2016-10-15|access-date=2016-10-15|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161015060712/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-37665529|archive-date=October 15, 2016}}</ref>