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Tropical storm Erika weakens as it showers Haiti with heavy rains Tropical storm Erika weakens as it showers Haiti with heavy rains
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Tropical Storm Erika was losing strength as it hit Haiti with heavy rains and strong winds on Saturday, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.Tropical Storm Erika was losing strength as it hit Haiti with heavy rains and strong winds on Saturday, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.
Related: Tropical storm Erika leaves at least 20 dead in CaribbeanRelated: Tropical storm Erika leaves at least 20 dead in Caribbean
“Erika has dissipated as a tropical cyclone,” the Miami-based center said on Twitter.“Erika has dissipated as a tropical cyclone,” the Miami-based center said on Twitter.
Florida governor Rick Scott declared a state of emergency on Friday, noting the storm could travel “up the spine of Florida” from Sunday into next week. He planned to give an update on Erika’s potential impact on his state later on Saturday.Florida governor Rick Scott declared a state of emergency on Friday, noting the storm could travel “up the spine of Florida” from Sunday into next week. He planned to give an update on Erika’s potential impact on his state later on Saturday.
The storm did cause a trail of destruction that included at least 20 deaths and 31 people being reported missing on the small eastern Caribbean island of Dominica, authorities there said.The storm did cause a trail of destruction that included at least 20 deaths and 31 people being reported missing on the small eastern Caribbean island of Dominica, authorities there said.
The Dominica prime minister, Roosevelt Skerrit, said in a televised address late on Friday that the island has been set back 20 years in the damage inflicted by the storm. Dominica’s prime minister, Roosevelt Skerrit, said in a televised address late on Friday that the island has been set back 20 years in the damage inflicted by the storm.
“The extent of the devastation is monumental. It is far worse than expected,” he said, adding that hundreds of homes, bridges and roads have been destroyed. “We have, in essence, to rebuild Dominica.”“The extent of the devastation is monumental. It is far worse than expected,” he said, adding that hundreds of homes, bridges and roads have been destroyed. “We have, in essence, to rebuild Dominica.”
The NHC said on Saturday Erika’s maximum sustained winds had dropped to 40mph, just above the threshold for a tropical storm. The remnants of the storm were expected to move over Cuba, providing welcome relief from a drought, before heading out into the Gulf of Mexico and skirting south Florida.The NHC said on Saturday Erika’s maximum sustained winds had dropped to 40mph, just above the threshold for a tropical storm. The remnants of the storm were expected to move over Cuba, providing welcome relief from a drought, before heading out into the Gulf of Mexico and skirting south Florida.
The NHC said the weather system could still reform as a tropical storm before reaching the northern Florida panhandle. The NHC said the weather system could still re-form as a tropical storm before reaching the northern Florida panhandle.