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| Caribbean storm death toll rises | Caribbean storm death toll rises |
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| The toll in the Caribbean from Tropical Storm Olga, a rare December cyclone, has risen to 25 confirmed deaths, officials say. | |
| Hardest-hit was the Dominican Republic, where 22 people were killed by floods and landslides. | Hardest-hit was the Dominican Republic, where 22 people were killed by floods and landslides. |
| The majority died in the northern city of Santiago, after officials, fearing a collapse of a dam, released water in the already swollen Yaque River. | The majority died in the northern city of Santiago, after officials, fearing a collapse of a dam, released water in the already swollen Yaque River. |
| Two people died in the neighbouring Haiti and one in Puerto Rico. | Two people died in the neighbouring Haiti and one in Puerto Rico. |
| The storm slammed into the region on Tuesday - 10 days after the official end of the Atlantic hurricane season. | The storm slammed into the region on Tuesday - 10 days after the official end of the Atlantic hurricane season. |
| Olga later weakened to a tropical depressing as it moved west toward Cuba, the US National Hurricane Center said. | Olga later weakened to a tropical depressing as it moved west toward Cuba, the US National Hurricane Center said. |
| Anger in Santiago | Anger in Santiago |
| In the Dominican Republic, at least 17 people were killed and a number were still missing after the Yaque River burst its banks in of Santiago, officials said. | In the Dominican Republic, at least 17 people were killed and a number were still missing after the Yaque River burst its banks in of Santiago, officials said. |
| They (officials) warned us but there was no time... everybody was sleeping. They must beg our forgiveness for what has happened Sonia Duran MaldonadoSantiago resident | They (officials) warned us but there was no time... everybody was sleeping. They must beg our forgiveness for what has happened Sonia Duran MaldonadoSantiago resident |
| It happened after local officials ordered the release of billions of gallons of water from the near-capacity Tavera Dam, sending huge waves crashing into parts of the country's second-largest city. | It happened after local officials ordered the release of billions of gallons of water from the near-capacity Tavera Dam, sending huge waves crashing into parts of the country's second-largest city. |
| Furious residents later said officials had warned them just minutes before the water was released. | Furious residents later said officials had warned them just minutes before the water was released. |
| "They warned us but there was no time... everybody was sleeping," Sonia Duran Maldonado told the Associated Press news agency. | "They warned us but there was no time... everybody was sleeping," Sonia Duran Maldonado told the Associated Press news agency. |
| In pictures: Storm Olga | In pictures: Storm Olga |
| "They must beg our forgiveness for what has happened," she added. | "They must beg our forgiveness for what has happened," she added. |
| Five more people were killed in other parts of the Dominican Republic, and some 7,000 houses were damaged. | Five more people were killed in other parts of the Dominican Republic, and some 7,000 houses were damaged. |
| Two people died and a number of houses were destroyed in Haiti, which shares the island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic. | Two people died and a number of houses were destroyed in Haiti, which shares the island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic. |
| In Puerto Rico, one man was killed by a rain-triggered landslide, officials said. | In Puerto Rico, one man was killed by a rain-triggered landslide, officials said. |
| The storm also left tens of thousands of Puerto Ricans without power or water. | The storm also left tens of thousands of Puerto Ricans without power or water. |
| Olga spared south-western areas of the Dominican Republic hit by Tropical Storm Noel six weeks ago, where dozens of people were killed. | Olga spared south-western areas of the Dominican Republic hit by Tropical Storm Noel six weeks ago, where dozens of people were killed. |
| It was only the 10th named storm to develop after the official end of the Atlantic hurricane season since records began in 1851. | It was only the 10th named storm to develop after the official end of the Atlantic hurricane season since records began in 1851. |