| | Jamaica spared - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09) |
 | | JAMAICA was yesterday spared from Odette, but the tropical storm was last night bearing down on Haiti's south coast, threatening to unleash mudslides and flash floods that often prove fatal in the impoverished country. |
 | | Odette, the first recorded tropical storm to brew in the Caribbean Sea in December, was also expected to carry torrential rain to the Dominican Republic, which shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti. |
 | | However, the Met Service said outbreaks of showers and occasional thunderstorms associated with the outer bands of the tropical storm could continue to affect sections of Jamaica, and it warned fishers and other marine interest to exercise caution until winds and sea conditions have returned to normal. |
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