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| Hurricane bears down on Haiti | Hurricane bears down on Haiti |
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| Hurricane Gustav is churning through the Caribbean and is on course to strike south-west Haiti shortly with powerful winds and rain, forecasts say. | Hurricane Gustav is churning through the Caribbean and is on course to strike south-west Haiti shortly with powerful winds and rain, forecasts say. |
| The US National Hurricane Center said Gustav had winds of 140 km/h (85mph). | The US National Hurricane Center said Gustav had winds of 140 km/h (85mph). |
| Haitian authorities urged people to take precautions amid fears the storm would bring trigger landslides. | Haitian authorities urged people to take precautions amid fears the storm would bring trigger landslides. |
| Haiti, hit a week ago by a tropical storm that left more than two dozen dead, is vulnerable to mudslides because of widespread deforestation. | Haiti, hit a week ago by a tropical storm that left more than two dozen dead, is vulnerable to mudslides because of widespread deforestation. |
| At 0500 local time (1000 GMT), the centre of Gustav was some 160km (100 miles) south-south-east of the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, the Miami-based NHC said. | At 0500 local time (1000 GMT), the centre of Gustav was some 160km (100 miles) south-south-east of the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, the Miami-based NHC said. |
| The storm, which strengthened to a category one hurricane earlier on Tuesday, is set to gain further strength. It could bring rainfall of up to 64cm (25 inches) in some areas, forecasters said. | The storm, which strengthened to a category one hurricane earlier on Tuesday, is set to gain further strength. It could bring rainfall of up to 64cm (25 inches) in some areas, forecasters said. |
| Help sought | Help sought |
| Haitian officials warned people to be ready to be evacuated from vulnerable areas. | Haitian officials warned people to be ready to be evacuated from vulnerable areas. |
| See map of the region | See map of the region |
| Haitian Interior Minister Paul-Antoine appealed for international bodies to help his government manage the risks and from the storm. | Haitian Interior Minister Paul-Antoine appealed for international bodies to help his government manage the risks and from the storm. |
| Haiti is still recovering from the last storm, Fay, which swept across the Caribbean and the south-eastern US last week. | Haiti is still recovering from the last storm, Fay, which swept across the Caribbean and the south-eastern US last week. |
| Neighbouring Dominican Republic, which shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti, has also issued a hurricane warning for the south-west of the country. | Neighbouring Dominican Republic, which shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti, has also issued a hurricane warning for the south-west of the country. |
| The hurricane is expected to be just south of Cuba by Wednesday, the NHC said. | The hurricane is expected to be just south of Cuba by Wednesday, the NHC said. |
| The Cuban authorities have issued a hurricane watch for the provinces of Las Tunas, Granma, Holguin, Santiago de Cuba and Guantanamo. | The Cuban authorities have issued a hurricane watch for the provinces of Las Tunas, Granma, Holguin, Santiago de Cuba and Guantanamo. |
| Gustav is the seventh tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season. | Gustav is the seventh tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season. |
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