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Hurricane Tomas kills seven in Haiti (Reuters)

November 5th, 2010

Earthquake survivors decide to stay in their camp, despite warnings of potential flooding by Tropical Storm Tomas, in downtown Port-au-Prince November 4, 2010. REUTERS/ Eduardo MunozReuters - Hurricane Tomas soaked Haiti’s crowded earthquake survivors’ camps and swamped coastal towns on Friday, triggering flooding and mudslides that killed at least seven people.


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Tomas regains hurricane force, soaks Haiti camps (Reuters)

November 5th, 2010

A man walks in the rain at downtown Port-au-Prince October 31, 2010. REUTERS/ Eduardo MunozReuters - Tropical Storm Tomas re-strengthened to a hurricane on Friday as it headed between Cuba and Haiti, drenching with overnight rain crowded tent and tarpaulin camps housing vulnerable Haitian…

Fear of looming hurricane grips Haitian quake camps (Reuters)

November 2nd, 2010

Earthquake victims buy groceries at an improvised store in Camp Corail about 12 miles (19 km) north of Port-au-Prince November 1, 2010. REUTERS/Eduardo MunozReuters - How do you prepare a tent to stand up to a hurricane?


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Haiti scrambles to prepare for feared hurricane hit (Reuters)

November 1st, 2010

Reuters - Government officials and aid partners in earthquake- and cholera-ravaged Haiti scrambled on Monday to prepare crowded quake survivor camps and coastal towns for a possible hit by a…

Haiti braces as Hurricane Tomas roars over Caribbean (Reuters)

October 31st, 2010

Reuters - Authorities on Sunday urged hundreds of thousands of Haitians living in crowded tent camps to seek new shelter as Hurricane Tomas roared across the Caribbean with Haiti in…

Hurricane Shary passing to east of Bermuda (AP)

October 30th, 2010

This image provided by NOAA shows Tropical Storm Tomas, lower center, taken early Saturday morning Oct. 30, 2010 at 2:45 a.m. EDT. Tomas had strengthened quickly Friday night with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 kph). Its center was about 100 miles (165 kilometers) southeast of Barbados. Further strengthening was expected, with Tomas possibly becoming a hurricane by Saturday morning. (AP Photo/NOAA)AP - Bermuda urged islanders to secure their boats as Shary strengthened to become a hurricane Saturday, but authorities said the storm was missing the tiny British Atlantic territory.


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Hurricane Richard makes landfall in Belize (AP)

October 24th, 2010

A man sets window protection shutters a few hours before the arrival of Hurricane Richard in Corozal, Belize, Sunday, Oct. 24, 2010. ( AP Photo/Israel Leal)AP - Hurricane Richard slammed into Belize’s Caribbean coast just south of its largest city late Sunday, as authorities evacuated tourists from outlying islands and an estimated 10,000 people took…

Hurricane Richard nears landfall in Belize (AP)

October 24th, 2010

A man sets window protection shutters a few hours before the arrival of Hurricane Richard in Corozal, Belize, Sunday, Oct. 24, 2010. ( AP Photo/Israel Leal)AP - Hurricane Richard began battering Belize’s Caribbean coast with powerful wind and rain Sunday, as authorities evacuated tourists from the outlying islands and an estimated 10,000 people took refuge…

Richard becomes hurricane, heads for tiny Belize (AP)

October 24th, 2010

This NOAA satellite image taken Saturday, October 23, 2010 at 1:45 PM EDT shows clouds in the western Caribbean Sea associated with Tropical Storm Richard as it moves westward along the coast of Honduras.  The storm is expected to strengthen into a Category 1 hurricane before making landfall in Belize. (AP PHOTO/WEATHER UNDERGROUND)AP - Hurricane Richard formed in the Caribbean and steamed toward an expected landfall Sunday in the tiny Central American nation of Belize, where hundreds of people were evacuated as…

Hurricane Richard approaches coast of Belize (AP)

October 24th, 2010

This NOAA satellite image taken Saturday, October 23, 2010 at 1:45 PM EDT shows clouds in the western Caribbean Sea associated with Tropical Storm Richard as it moves westward along the coast of Honduras.  The storm is expected to strengthen into a Category 1 hurricane before making landfall in Belize. (AP PHOTO/WEATHER UNDERGROUND)AP - Forecasters at the U.S. National Hurricane Center say Tropical Storm Richard has strengthened into a hurricane.


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