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| Deadly hurricane weakens in Haiti | Deadly hurricane weakens in Haiti |
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| Hurricane Gustav has been downgraded to a tropical storm after reportedly killing at least 16 people in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. | Hurricane Gustav has been downgraded to a tropical storm after reportedly killing at least 16 people in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. |
| Gustav's winds fell to 95km/h (60mph), although experts warned the storm could regain force later this week. | Gustav's winds fell to 95km/h (60mph), although experts warned the storm could regain force later this week. |
| Oil prices on trading markets rose amid forecasts that by Sunday Gustav could again be a hurricane and threaten oil installations in the Gulf of Mexico. | Oil prices on trading markets rose amid forecasts that by Sunday Gustav could again be a hurricane and threaten oil installations in the Gulf of Mexico. |
| A hurricane watch remains in place for Jamaica and Cuba. | A hurricane watch remains in place for Jamaica and Cuba. |
| The Dominican Republic has discontinued its hurricane warning. See map of the region | The Dominican Republic has discontinued its hurricane warning. See map of the region |
| In Cuba, ex-President Fidel Castro issued an essay mentioning the hurricane and pledging that the government in Havana "guarantees no-one will be forgotten". | In Cuba, ex-President Fidel Castro issued an essay mentioning the hurricane and pledging that the government in Havana "guarantees no-one will be forgotten". |
| At 0800 local time (1200 GMT) on Wednesday the storm's centre was about 150km (90 miles) west of the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, and about 195km (120 miles) south-east of Guantanamo province in Cuba, the US National Hurricane Center said. | At 0800 local time (1200 GMT) on Wednesday the storm's centre was about 150km (90 miles) west of the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, and about 195km (120 miles) south-east of Guantanamo province in Cuba, the US National Hurricane Center said. |
| "Gustav is moving back over water and is expected to regain hurricane strength on Wednesday once it clears the south-western peninsula of Haiti," the NHC said. | "Gustav is moving back over water and is expected to regain hurricane strength on Wednesday once it clears the south-western peninsula of Haiti," the NHC said. |
| The storm lingered for hours over Haiti's poor, deforested southern peninsula on Tuesday, felling trees and raising water levels on banana, bean and vegetable fields. | The storm lingered for hours over Haiti's poor, deforested southern peninsula on Tuesday, felling trees and raising water levels on banana, bean and vegetable fields. |
| Protests | Protests |
| Hundreds of people in coastal Les Cayes ignored official warnings to seek shelter, instead throwing stones in protest at the high cost of living. UN peacekeepers and Haitian police fired tear gas to disperse the crowds. | Hundreds of people in coastal Les Cayes ignored official warnings to seek shelter, instead throwing stones in protest at the high cost of living. UN peacekeepers and Haitian police fired tear gas to disperse the crowds. |
| Flood victim Marlene Anglade told Reuters news agency: "The water took away our bed, our house ware equipment, and we never received any help at all." | Flood victim Marlene Anglade told Reuters news agency: "The water took away our bed, our house ware equipment, and we never received any help at all." |
| Correspondents say Haiti remains volatile because of soaring food prices, which in April led to deadly protests and the toppling of the nation's prime minister. | Correspondents say Haiti remains volatile because of soaring food prices, which in April led to deadly protests and the toppling of the nation's prime minister. |
| Haiti was hit a week ago by a tropical storm that left more than two dozen dead. | Haiti was hit a week ago by a tropical storm that left more than two dozen dead. |
| 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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| Are you in Haiti? Have you been affected by tropical storm Gustav? Send us your comments and experiences using the form below. | Are you in Haiti? Have you been affected by tropical storm Gustav? Send us your comments and experiences using the form below. |
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