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Article: Tropical Storm Jeanne hits Dominican Republic, weakens to a depression as it heads toward Bahamas
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- September 17, 2004
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PETER PRENGAMAN, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
09-17-2004
Dateline: SAMANA, Dominican Republic
Tropical Storm Jeanne tore through the Dominican Republic on Friday with fierce winds that triggered mudslides and forced evacuations before it weakened to a tropical depression and crept toward the Bahamas. Seven were killed across the Caribbean.
Two people died Friday in the Dominican Republic. One man was killed by a falling palm tree. Another was having a heart attack and couldn't get to a hospital because of the storm, according to Juan Luis German, spokesman for the National Emergency Committee.
Both deaths occurred northeast of Santo Domingo, which was saturated by the storm Thursday ...
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