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| Hurricane Gustav roars into Haiti | |
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| Hurricane Gustav has made landfall over Haiti, bringing heavy rains and winds of 140 km/h (90mph). | |
| Haitian authorities have urged people in the poor Caribbean nation to take precautions amid fears of landslides and widespread flooding. | |
| 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. |
| The storm is expected to bring rainfall of 64cm (25 inches) in some areas. | |
| Haitian officials warned people to be ready to be evacuated from vulnerable areas. name="link"> class="bodl" href="#map">See map of the region | |
| Gustav has grown more powerful since it strengthened to a category one hurricane earlier on Tuesday. | |
| Haitian Interior Minister Paul-Antoine has appealed for international bodies to help his government cope with the storm's aftermath. | |
| 'Flash floods and mud slides' | |
| At 1800 GMT, Gustav's centre was located some 60 kms (40 miles) southwest of the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince. | |
| The BBC's Laura Tobin looks at the path of Hurricane Gustav | |
| Gustav's heavy rainfall "will likely produce life-threatening flash floods and mud slides," said the Miami-based National Hurricane Center (NHC). | |
| It was moving in a north-western direction at 16 km/h and was expected to head towards Cuba early on Wednesday, the NHC said. | |
| 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 issued a hurricane warning for the south-west of the country. | |
| The Cuban authorities have also 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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