In Saint Lucia, hurricane Tomas swept across on Saturday having winds of 90 miles per hour. 12 have been confirmed dead, but there could be more buried under the pills of disaster. It was only a hurricane one but it created a huge mess because of the area it hit was very populated. It created landslides that cut off road networks to the main town and some are scared that once they can reach the town it could add to the number of dead. Many communities are still without power and many homes roofs were ripped off; officials said that up to 100 million dollars of damage were done. Tomas has now weakened into a tropical Storm, but could regain strength as it headed towards Haiti.
Haiti was hit by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake in January and is still recovering. 250,000 people died, many ill or injured, and millions lost there homes and are still living in tent camps. Officials appealed to Haitains in the tent caps to start evacuating, they encouraged them to travel to homes of family and friends. Haiti is very vulnerable right now and any heavy rains and powerful winds could pose a threat and create a longer recovery time. A rainstorm in mid-October created more problems, increased the complexity and killed at least 10 Haintain while it swept across the camps. Government officials are trying to do everything they can to perpare for this storm, but it is very hard with the limited resources.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101102/wl_afp/caribbeanstormstlucia
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Tropical+Storm+Tomas+downgraded+heads+Haiti/3754900/story.html
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