Three Dominican children sit inside their flooded home by the Ozama River in La Lata neighborhood in Saint Domain, Dominican Republic, 28 August 2008. Families are evacuating their homes due to the floodings left after Hurricane Gustav passed by the island killing eight people. EPA/ORLANDO BARRIA
Members of a family pass by houses flooded by the Ozama River in La Lata neighborhood in Saint Domain, Dominican Republic, 28 August 2008. Families are evacuating their homes due to the floodings left after Hurricane Gustav passed by the island killing eight people. EPA/ORLANDO BARRIA
Dominican members of a rescue team mark a flooded home by the Ozama River in La Lata neighborhood in Saint Domain, Dominican Republic, 28 August 2008. Families are evacuating their homes due to the floodings left after Hurricane Gustav passed by the island killing eight people. EPA/ORLANDO BARRIA
Two women cross a street in Havana, Cuba during dawn on 28 August 2008. Last night Tropical Storm 'Gustav' turned away from Cuba, heading southeast to Jamaica, but still Cuban authorities mantain the alert due to the risk that it might return. EPA/STR
The HMS 'Iron Duke' changes direction as the ship has been forced to cancel her planned visit to Trinidad due to the ongoing activity of Hurricane Gustav which has recently caused damage and loss of life on the island of Haiti at undisclosed location in the Caribbean, 27 August 2008. EPA/JAY ALLEN /
General view of Havana, Cuba during dawn on 28 August 2008. Last night Tropical Storm 'Gustav' turned away from Cuba, heading southeast to Jamaica, but still Cuban authorities mantain the alert due to the risk that it might return. EPA/STR
A boy looks out from his house in Manzanillo city, Granma province, 900 km away from Havana, Cuba, on 28 August 2008. Last night tropical storm 'Gustav' turned away from Cuba, heading southeast to Jamaica, but still Cuban authorities mantain the alert due to the risk that returns back, while in the Caribbean the eight tropical depression formed this year. EPA/ALEJANDRO ERNESTO
A man prepares his boat at the Manzanillo city malecon, in Manzanillo city, Granma province, 900 km away from Havana, Cuba, on 28 August 2008. Last night tropical storm 'Gustav' turned away from Cuba, heading southeast to Jamaica, but still Cuban authorities mantain the alert due to the risk that returns back, while in the Caribbean the eight tropical depression formed this year. EPA/ALEJANDRO ERNESTO
A handout satellite image made and released at 13:45 GMT by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of Tropical Storm Gustav as it moves west after killing at least 20 people in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The storm is expected to pass over or near Jamaica Thursday and possibly hit the US mainland early next week. EPA/NOAA / HO
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