Dominicans die in torrential rain
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At least eight people are killed by flooding in the Dominican Republic after it is lashed by a tropical storm.
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At least 36 people are reported to have died in landslides in Indonesia, after hours of heavy rain.
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At least 19 people have died in torrential rains pounding the eastern Indian state of Bihar for the fifth straight day.
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More than 550 people died in Haiti last weekend from flooding and mudslides set off by Tropical Storm Jeanne.
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PORT-AU-PRINCE : About 30 people have lost their lives in Haiti as tropical storm Jeanne swept across the island of Hispaniola that Haiti shares with the Dominican Republic, authorities said on Sunday.
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Slow-moving Tropical Storm Jeanne lashed the Dominican Republic on Friday with wind and rain that triggered mudslides and collapsed walls before it weakened to a tropical depression and headed toward the Bahamas. Eight were killed across the Caribbean.
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A powerful Caribbean storm drenched the Bahamas and Cuba on Thursday while rescue workers in the Dominican Republic headed out in boats and helicopters to reach dozens of communities isolated by floods and mudslides. The death toll rose to 108.
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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic  - Hurricane  Jeanne brought heavy rain and winds to the Dominican Republic  on Thursday after killing two people in Puerto Rico, as the  latest in a steady stream of Atlantic storms crossed the  Caribbean toward the United States.
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At least nine people were killed as Tropical Storm Noel lashed the Caribbean island of Hispaniola shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic, officials said on Monday.
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About 100 people have died in a northern  Philippine town following floods and landslides caused by heavy  rain, a local official said on Tuesday.
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At least 43 people have died and more than a million have fled their homes as a result of torrential rains lashing parts of India and Bangladesh, officials said.
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SAMANA, Dominican Republic -- Slow-moving Tropical Storm Jeanne swept the Dominican Republic yesterday with fierce winds and heavy rain that triggered mudslides, collapsed walls, and forced thousands to evacuate before it weakened to a tropical depression and headed toward the Bahamas. Seven were killed across the Caribbean.
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Tropical Storm Jeanne hovered near hurricane strength as it plowed through the northeastern Dominican Republic on Thursday, prompting thousands to flee their homes a day after pounding Puerto Rico and killing at least two people.
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Tropical Storm Noel lashed the Dominican Republic with heavy rains, causing flooding and mudslides that killed at least 20 people and left another 20 missing, officials said.
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The 16th tropical depression of the 2007  Atlantic hurricane season brought heavy rains to Haiti and the  Dominican Republic on Sunday after forming in the Caribbean,  U.S. forecasters said.
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Rains from Hurricane Felix soaked Honduras on Wednesday, threatening dangerous flooding and mudslides after killing four people in neighboring Nicaragua.
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Tropical Storm Jeanne killed at least 29 people in Haiti after battering the neighboring Dominican Republic with its lashing winds and deadly storm surge before it pushed off into the open sea on Sunday, officials said.