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| Haiti, Dominican Republic await Tropical Storm Isaac | |
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| Haiti and the Dominican Republic are braced for a battering as Tropical Storm Isaac approaches Hispaniola, the island shared by the two countries. | Haiti and the Dominican Republic are braced for a battering as Tropical Storm Isaac approaches Hispaniola, the island shared by the two countries. |
| Some 400,000 Haitians still living in makeshift camps after a deadly earthquake in 2010 are "amongst the most vulnerable", aid groups warn. | Some 400,000 Haitians still living in makeshift camps after a deadly earthquake in 2010 are "amongst the most vulnerable", aid groups warn. |
| Isaac could have become a hurricane by the time it is due to hit the island later on Friday, meteorologists say. | Isaac could have become a hurricane by the time it is due to hit the island later on Friday, meteorologists say. |
| It will then move on to Cuba and the southern US by the weekend. | It will then move on to Cuba and the southern US by the weekend. |
| The storm could pose a potential threat to Florida during the US Republican National Convention. | The storm could pose a potential threat to Florida during the US Republican National Convention. |
| Disease warning | Disease warning |
| At 00:00 GMT, Isaac - with gusts of winds of 75km/h (45mph) - was about 340km (211 miles) south-east of the Dominican Republic's capital, Santo Domingo, the Miami-based US National Hurricane Center said. | At 00:00 GMT, Isaac - with gusts of winds of 75km/h (45mph) - was about 340km (211 miles) south-east of the Dominican Republic's capital, Santo Domingo, the Miami-based US National Hurricane Center said. |
| The storm could unleash up to 20 inches (51cm) of rain when it makes landfall on the island. | The storm could unleash up to 20 inches (51cm) of rain when it makes landfall on the island. |
| "These rains could cause life-threatening flash floods and mudslides," the NHC warned. | "These rains could cause life-threatening flash floods and mudslides," the NHC warned. |
| In Haiti, people living in the makeshift squatter camps were "amongst the move vulnerable, should the storm hit the city," humanitarian group World Vision said. | In Haiti, people living in the makeshift squatter camps were "amongst the move vulnerable, should the storm hit the city," humanitarian group World Vision said. |
| "Without a stable sanitation system or permanent housing, heavy rain and wind can create much larger problems like disease from water contamination," the group's Haiti director Jean-Claude Mukadi was quoted as saying by the AFP news agency. | "Without a stable sanitation system or permanent housing, heavy rain and wind can create much larger problems like disease from water contamination," the group's Haiti director Jean-Claude Mukadi was quoted as saying by the AFP news agency. |
| Isaac is also expected to bring rain and wind to the nearby Puerto Rico. | Isaac is also expected to bring rain and wind to the nearby Puerto Rico. |