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 2 September 2008

Over 100 Lives Lost to Hurricane Gustav - W.H.O. Helping in Caribbean

The UN's World Health Organization is reporting that at least 76 people were killed in Hurricane Gustav in Haiti, 8 in the Dominican Republic and 12 in Jamaica. The death toll in the U.S. is at least eight, bringing the total number of people lost to the storm to at least 104. The W.H.O is offering its help to all affected nations.

Jerry Piasecki reports.

Short briefing by W.H.0 Spokesperson in Geneva, Paul Garwood, available below.