Tropical Storm Laura causes destruction in Haiti and the Dominican Republic as it trails Hurricane Marco.
Tropical Storm Laura causes destruction in Haiti and the Dominican Republic as it trails Hurricane Marco.
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Under Abinader’s leadership, the Dominican Republic is set to form stronger economic and diplomatic ties with the US.
The storm has already caused widespread damage in several Caribbean island nations already grappling with coronavirus.
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The Caribbean nation of 10 million lifted a coronavirus state of emergency as candidates made their final drive.
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Africa builds them. The Atlantic winds them up. Some of them become hurricanes.
Puerto Rico bore the brunt of 10 metre high waves that also affected other islands in the region.