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| Hurricane Noel heads north-east | Hurricane Noel heads north-east |
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| A deadly Atlantic storm that has killed at least 116 people has moved past the Bahamas and is heading north-east on a long swing towards Canada. | A deadly Atlantic storm that has killed at least 116 people has moved past the Bahamas and is heading north-east on a long swing towards Canada. |
| Noel was upgraded to a Category One hurricane late on Thursday before it passed through the Bahamas. | Noel was upgraded to a Category One hurricane late on Thursday before it passed through the Bahamas. |
| By 2100 GMT on Friday the hurricane was some 510km (320 miles) off the coast of the US state of North Carolina, US hurricane officials said. | By 2100 GMT on Friday the hurricane was some 510km (320 miles) off the coast of the US state of North Carolina, US hurricane officials said. |
| The slow-moving storm had already hit Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Cuba. | The slow-moving storm had already hit Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Cuba. |
| A British Royal Navy vessel and helicopters are being deployed to help the relief efforts in the Dominican Republic and Haiti, and the US is sending around $600,000 worth of emergency supplies including blankets, tents and clean drinking water. | A British Royal Navy vessel and helicopters are being deployed to help the relief efforts in the Dominican Republic and Haiti, and the US is sending around $600,000 worth of emergency supplies including blankets, tents and clean drinking water. |
| The US has also despatched an eight-man assessment team from USAID to help coordinate relief work. | The US has also despatched an eight-man assessment team from USAID to help coordinate relief work. |
| Bermuda, a British territory in the mid-Atlantic, posted a gale warning in case Noel veers more to the east than forecast. | Bermuda, a British territory in the mid-Atlantic, posted a gale warning in case Noel veers more to the east than forecast. |
| The storm is expected to weaken as it travels north-east over the cooler waters of the Atlantic, but is still forecast to bring storms and heavy rains to Nova Scotia, Canada, in coming days. | The storm is expected to weaken as it travels north-east over the cooler waters of the Atlantic, but is still forecast to bring storms and heavy rains to Nova Scotia, Canada, in coming days. |
| The death toll of at least 116 has made Noel the deadliest storm of the Atlantic region this year. | The death toll of at least 116 has made Noel the deadliest storm of the Atlantic region this year. |
| After the floods | After the floods |
| On Thursday Noel drenched the Bahamas, where cruise ships have been delaying their arrival until the weekend. | On Thursday Noel drenched the Bahamas, where cruise ships have been delaying their arrival until the weekend. |
| One man was reportedly drowned when he abandoned his stalled truck and was sucked into a pond by floodwater. | One man was reportedly drowned when he abandoned his stalled truck and was sucked into a pond by floodwater. |
| In low-lying areas of eastern and central Cuba, 24,000 people were forced to leave their homes and at least 2,000 homes were damaged by flood waters. | In low-lying areas of eastern and central Cuba, 24,000 people were forced to leave their homes and at least 2,000 homes were damaged by flood waters. |
| No deaths were reported officially in Cuba where crops sustained significant damage in some areas. | No deaths were reported officially in Cuba where crops sustained significant damage in some areas. |
| In the Dominican Republic, which had been placed under a state of emergency, at least 73 people died as chest-high flood waters surged across swathes of lands early in the week. | In the Dominican Republic, which had been placed under a state of emergency, at least 73 people died as chest-high flood waters surged across swathes of lands early in the week. |
| Hundreds of volunteers joined civil defence forces to help stranded communities isolated for three days. | Hundreds of volunteers joined civil defence forces to help stranded communities isolated for three days. |
| They have been heading out in boats and helicopters to reach dozens of communities stranded by floods and mudslides. | They have been heading out in boats and helicopters to reach dozens of communities stranded by floods and mudslides. |
| In Haiti, 43 deaths were confirmed with many bodies found in and around the capital, Port-au-Prince. | In Haiti, 43 deaths were confirmed with many bodies found in and around the capital, Port-au-Prince. |
| One person died in Jamaica when a house collapsed because of heavy rain. | One person died in Jamaica when a house collapsed because of heavy rain. |
| In September, Hurricane Felix killed 101 people in Nicaragua and Honduras. | In September, Hurricane Felix killed 101 people in Nicaragua and Honduras. |