Hundreds dead in Caribbean floods

[Darranar]

At least 502 people have been killed in floods in the Dominican Republic and Haiti, many of them swept away when rain-swollen rivers burst their banks.

At least 358 people were killed in Haiti, while another 144 people died in the Dominican Republic, officials said.

The two countries form the mountainous island of Hispaniola, which bore the brunt of 10 days of heavy rain storms across much of the Caribbean.

Dominican authorities said more than 13,000 people had been left homeless after swollen rivers turned into torrents.

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