Haiti gets ready to evacuate city
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The government in Haiti is making plans to evacuate one of its largest cities, following floods caused by the tropical storm Jeanne.
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After three storms, many residents were ready for Jeanne, but others were blas&#233;.
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MIAMI  - Hundreds of thousands of people were told Wednesday to get ready to evacuate as powerful hurricane Frances crept closer to Florida just weeks after hurricane Charley's rampage.
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PETIT-GOAVE, Haiti -- Dozens of soldiers in camouflage fatigues control security in this coastal city of 125,000 people. They carry automatic weapons, and their base is a former police headquarters with a freshly painted sign that reads, &quot;General Headquarters of the Haitian Armed Forces.&quot;
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There are warnings of a serious outbreak of disease in Haiti following the recent devastating floods.
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Tropical Storm Jeanne strengthened to near hurricane force as Puerto Ricans frantically bolted the doors of their homes, prepared to evacuate from lowlying areas and rushed to supermarkets to buy supplies.
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ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast The UN says it&#39;s starting to evacuate its staff from the west African nation of Ivory Coast, following four days of chaotic violence there.
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FORT PIERCE, Fla. - Hurricane Jeanne forced the evacuations of more than 800,000 residents Saturday as it bore down on Florida with winds near 105 mph and threatened to strengthen into a major storm...
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Residents of the southeastern US city of New Orleans, Louisiana, are fleeing their historic hometown in anticipation of Hurricane Ivan&#39;s approach, knowing the city has been vulnerable over the years to the destructive power of the storms.
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With homes still swaddled in blue tarp and the deaths from Hurricane Charley still fresh in their minds, Florida residents lined up before dawn Thursday for supplies or made evacuation plans as they braced for what could be the mightiest storm of the season.
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HAMILTON, Bermuda  - Hurricane Florence advanced   toward Bermuda as residents made last-minute preparations for   the storm that was expected to pass by the island on Monday.
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Haiti&#39;s prime minister has warned of the threat of a serious outbreak of disease after devastating flooding caused by Tropical Storm Jeanne.
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Haitians struggle to grasp a tin of food as a shipment of aid arrives in Gonaives, five days after floods inundated the city. Photo: AFP.
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Bodies lay in growing piles outside morgues as UN peacekeepers planned the first major distribution of food and water Wednesday in this city devastated by floods that tore apart families and left hungry crowds that have mobbed
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Millions of people in Florida are ordered to leave their homes as the US state braces itself for Hurricane Frances.
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N'DJAMENA  - The French and U.S. embassies in Chad were preparing their nationals there for possible evacuation on Saturday as advancing rebels opposed to President Idriss Deby threatened the capital N'Djamena from the northeast.
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Residents stocked up to prepare for a storm that has already swamped communities in the Caribbean and reportedly killed dozens.