80 dead - Tropical Storm Noel

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80 dead in Carribean storm

Floods and landslides triggered by Tropical Storm Noel have killed at least 80 people in the Dominican Republic and Haiti, as the weather system slowly headed towards the Bahamas today.

At least 56 people were killed and dozens are missing in the Dominican Republic, said Luis Luna Palino, who heads the Dominican Republic’s National Emergencies centre (CNE).

In neighbouring Haiti, at least 24 people were killed, Civil Protection officials said.

The centre of Noel ripped through central and eastern Cuba yesterday, where no casualties were reported though more than 20,000 people were evacuated from the storm’s path.
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