| September 4, 2008 Tropical Storm Hanna kills 137 in Haiti
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GONAIVES, Haiti (AP) - Haiti's government says the death toll
from Tropical Storm Hanna has more than doubled to 137, with most
of the deaths coming in the flooded port city of Gonaives.
The Ministry of the Interior and the Civil Protection Department
issued statements Thursday saying that 80 of the deaths were in
Gonaives, which has been almost entirely cut off by floodwaters
from Hanna.
Virtual lakes have formed over every road in the city and
officials are attempting to get food and water to residents who
were stranded.
Another 22 deaths were confirmed in areas immediately
surrounding the coastal city.
The rest of the deaths were scattered across the country.
The previous death toll had been 61.
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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