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Tropical Storm Franklin churned through the Caribbean Sea on Monday as authorities in Haiti and the Dominican Republic warned residents to prepare for landslides and heavy floods. The storm was ...
The storm began to slowly spin away late Wednesday afternoon from the island of Hispaniola that the Dominican Republic shares with Haiti after dumping heavy rain for several hours.
Tropical Storm Franklin brings torrential rain to Dominican Republic and Haiti on Wednesday
The storm had maximum winds of 40 mph (65 kph) by Tuesday night and was located 175 miles (280 kilometers) southwest of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, according to the National ...
Haiti's unique position and geography in the Caribbean makes it especially vulnerable to many kinds of natural disasters. The most notable of these disasters are landfalls from tropical cyclones, major earthquakes (due to its position over an active fault line), and general flooding events (often accompanied with landslides that kill hundreds).
Tropical-storm winds, several inches of rain, storm surge and rough surf might impact countries beyond the Caribbean islands. Wind: Tropical-storm conditions are possible across Haiti through tonight.
Hurricane Georges began as a tropical wave that moved off the coast of Africa during mid-September 1998. Tracking westward, the wave spawned an area of low pressure two days later, which quickly strengthened into a tropical depression. On September 16, the depression was upgraded to Tropical Storm Georges, and to Hurricane Georges the next day.
The United States Navy sent three vessels to Haiti to help respond to the storm – the USS George Washington, USS Mesa Verde, and the USNS Comfort, the last of which functions as a hospital ship. [74] The Mesa Verde, stationed off Haiti's southern coast, had personnel and supplies for areas inaccessible by road. [133]