Storms Marco and Laura strike the Caribbean
TWO STORMS battered the Caribbean before heading towards the United States. Marco led, becoming a hurricane over the Gulf of Mexico, followed by Laura, which strengthened to a category-four hurricane. The 12th named Atlantic storm this year, Laura arrived earlier than any other with that place in the sequence. It struck Haiti (pictured), where at least 21 people died, and the Dominican Republic, where four died.
This article appeared in the The Americas section of the print edition under the headline “Storms Marco and Laura strike the Caribbean”
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