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Hurricane Gustav batters Cuba

AFP - Mon Sep 1, 1:01 PM ET

Hurricane Gustav tore through western Cuba Sunday, leaving behind a path of destruction. Trees and telephone poles littered the streets and houses were missing doors and roofs.

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Hurricane Gustav tears through western Cuba AFP - Mon Sep 1, 9:29 AM ET
Hurricane Gustav tore through western Cuba Sunday, leaving behind a path of destruction. The cyclone hit the island nation after claiming at least 81 lives in its sweep across the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Jamaica.
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Rescuers say no hope of finding climbers alive after avalanche AFP - Mon Aug 25, 12:23 PM ET
Rescuers say there is no hope of finding any of the eight climbers alive who were caught in a giant avalanche in the French Alps triggered by a block of glacier ice which broke free.