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| Photo: Sandy storm damaged homes (AP) |
NASSAU - Hurricane Sandy ravage the Bahamas on Friday, death toll continues to grow. Currently, 40 people reportedly killed across the Caribbean island.
The storm caused deadly flooding in the streets, and uprooted trees in Cat Island and Eleuthera adjacent to the Bahamas. At first, the storm killed 21 people, but the death toll continues to grow until it reaches 40.
According to the protection of citizens in Haiti, several people were killed while trying to cross the river. Simultaneously, landslides also claimed housing residents.
"If the rain continues to fall, I'm sure the death toll would rise. Earth can not hold the rain water falling," said one Haitian civil protection officials, quoted by the Associated Press on Saturday (27/10/2012).
So far, 350 thousand Haitians are forced to live in shelters. And almost 17,800 people have been forced to flee because his house was destroyed.
Sandy also is destroying Cuba on Thursday and killed 11 people in the Santiago and Guantanamo. One of the victims died in Cuba is the baby who was still four months. The baby was killed when his home collapsed.
In addition to Cuba, Sandy also ravaged Jamaica on Wednesday. One of those killed was a well-known bank officials from Deltec Bank & Trust.
The storm caused deadly flooding in the streets, and uprooted trees in Cat Island and Eleuthera adjacent to the Bahamas. At first, the storm killed 21 people, but the death toll continues to grow until it reaches 40.
According to the protection of citizens in Haiti, several people were killed while trying to cross the river. Simultaneously, landslides also claimed housing residents.
"If the rain continues to fall, I'm sure the death toll would rise. Earth can not hold the rain water falling," said one Haitian civil protection officials, quoted by the Associated Press on Saturday (27/10/2012).
So far, 350 thousand Haitians are forced to live in shelters. And almost 17,800 people have been forced to flee because his house was destroyed.
Sandy also is destroying Cuba on Thursday and killed 11 people in the Santiago and Guantanamo. One of the victims died in Cuba is the baby who was still four months. The baby was killed when his home collapsed.
In addition to Cuba, Sandy also ravaged Jamaica on Wednesday. One of those killed was a well-known bank officials from Deltec Bank & Trust.
Source: The Associated Press
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