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| Haiti, Dominican Republic await Tropical Storm Isaac | 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, which is expected to hit the island on Friday evening, has strenghtened in the past few hours. | Isaac, which is expected to hit the island on Friday evening, has strenghtened in the past few hours. |
| It will move on to Cuba and the south of the United States by the weekend. | It will move on to Cuba and the south of the United States 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 18:00 GMT, Isaac - with maximum sustained winds of 100km/h (65mph) - was about 160km (100 miles) south-east of the Haitian capital, Port au Prince, and 480km (300 miles) away from Guantanamo, in Cuba, the Miami-based US National Hurricane Center said. | At 18:00 GMT, Isaac - with maximum sustained winds of 100km/h (65mph) - was about 160km (100 miles) south-east of the Haitian capital, Port au Prince, and 480km (300 miles) away from Guantanamo, in Cuba, the Miami-based US National Hurricane Center said. |
| The storm could unleash up to 20 inches (51cm) of rain on the island. | The storm could unleash up to 20 inches (51cm) of rain on the island. |
| Isaac is no longer expected to become a hurricane as it hits the island of Hispaniola, but the near-hurricane strength winds and rain have the potential to cause great destruction, especially in Haiti. | Isaac is no longer expected to become a hurricane as it hits the island of Hispaniola, but the near-hurricane strength winds and rain have the potential to cause great destruction, especially in Haiti. |
| "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 more vulnerable, should the storm hit the city", humanitarian group World Vision said. | In Haiti, people living in the makeshift squatter camps were "amongst the more 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 nearby Puerto Rico. | Isaac is also expected to bring rain and wind to nearby Puerto Rico. |
| Several Cuban provinces are now on a state of alert, as well as parts of the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos islands. | Several Cuban provinces are now on a state of alert, as well as parts of the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos islands. |
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