Deadly Hanna batters Haitian city
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Wednesday, September 03, 2008
A new tropical storm, Hanna, has hit the Caribbean just hours after Hurricane Gustav crossed the coast of the US state of Louisiana.
Police say the storm has killed 10 people in the town of Gonaives, much of which is under water.
There is also widespread flooding in Cuba and Puerto Rico. Hanna reached hurricane strength on Monday before weakening on Tuesday.
In Gonaives, the mayor described the situation as "extremely urgent".
"The city is flooded and there are parts where the water gets to two metres (6.5ft)," Alta Jean-Baptiste, the head of the Caribbean country's civil protection agency, told Reuters news agency.
"A lot of people have been climbing onto the tops of their houses since last night to escape the flooding."
And only days ago Hurricane Gustav passed over Haiti - killing at least 77 people and destroying thousands of homes.