Tropical Storm Ivan Swirls Toward Texas; Jeanne Threatens Florida
Haiti Death Toll Climbs Past 1,100; Lisa Weakens To Depression
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Haiti Death Toll Climbs Past 1,100
Panic is gripping parts of Haiti as residents struggle to get scarce food and water, six days after taking a beating by Tropical Storm Jeanne.In the northwest city of Gonaives, desperate, hungry and thirsty residents are attacking each other, as aid workers have a hard time reaching the area with supplies. One farmer complained, "We can only drink the water people died in."Meantime, workers are struggling to bury hundreds of corpses. More than 1,100 people were killed by Jeanne, and some 1,200 are still missing. One woman said, "There are so many bodies, you smell them but you don't see them."Health workers fear an epidemic of disease from the unburied dead, overflowing raw sewage, lack of potable water, and infections from injuries.The Haitian government says the death toll could reach 2,000.The storm came four months after devastating floods along the southern border of Haiti and neighboring Dominican Republic.
Lisa Weakens To Depression
At 5 p.m., the center of tropical depression Lisa was located near latitude 14.3 north, longitude 40.7 west, or about 1,120 miles west of the Cape Verde Islands.The depression is moving toward the west-northwest near 6 mph, and this motion is expected to continue for the next 24 hours followed by a turn toward the northwest.Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph, with higher gusts. Little change in strength is forecast during the next 24 hours.- September 21, 2004: Tropical Storm Jeanne Kills More Than 500 In Haiti
- September 20, 2004: Ivan About Gone, But Leaves Plenty To Remember
- September 17, 2004: Death Count Climbing In Ivan's Wake
- September 17, 2004: Weakened Jeanne Drenches Dominican Republic
- September 17, 2004: Jeanne Loses Steam; Karl Over Atlantic
- September 16, 2004: Computers Help Track Hurricanes
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