Alpha Kills 10 In Haiti

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A man rides his motorcycle past a downed electrical pole in Leogane, 33km from Port-au-Prince, after tropical storm Alpha hit Haiti 24 October 2005. The Caribbean was threatened by Alpha, which became the 22nd storm of the Atlantic season, breaking the all-time record for the most active season in the Atlantic basin. Alpha, however, was later downgraded to a tropical depression. AFP photo by Thony Belizaire.

Port-Au-Prince, Haiti (AFP) Oct 24, 2005
Ten people died, 11 were injured and three were reported missing in Haiti after Tropical Storm Alpha flooded rivers and wrecked homes, civil defense officer Alta Jean-Baptiste said Monday.

Three people were also missing as a result of the storm in the Dominican Republic, which shares the Caribbean island of Hispaniola with Haiti, authorities there said.

Alpha became the record-breaking 22nd named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season on Saturday in the Caribbean and headed straight for Hispaniola, lashing it with rain through Monday.

The storm weakened to a tropical depression as it moved northeast over the Atlantic Ocean.

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Tropical Storm Alpha Breaks Atlantic Storm Record

Miami (AFP) Oct 22, 2005
A tropical depression over the Caribbean Sea gathered strength and was named Tropical Storm Alpha Saturday, making this year's Atlantic hurricane season the most active on record, US forecasters said.

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