Storm Elsa turns deadly across the Caribbean
A number of people have been killed as the storm barrels through the region. Cuba and Florida are bracing themselves ahead of the expected bad weather.
Elsa is wreaking havoc across the Caribbean region
Another death was reported in St. Lucia, according to the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency.
The tropical storm, downgraded from a Category 1 hurricane, is now heading for Cuba and then onto Florida, in the US, sustaining winds at 70 miles per hour (110 kph).
Cuba and Florida brace for Elsa
The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said there was some slight strengthening possible Sunday afternoon as Elsa approaches the south-central coast of Cuba.
3 Dead As Tropical Storm Elsa Barrels Through Caribbean, Heads For Cuba
Elsa battered southern coasts of Haiti and the Dominican Republic as Florida Gov. declares state of emergency in 15 counties.
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Debris is what s left of a house after it lost its roof and walls in the strong winds of Elsa when it roared through St. Michael, Barbados.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) Tropical Storm Elsa battered the southern coasts of Haiti and the Dominican Republic on Saturday, downing trees and blowing off roofs as it sped through the Caribbean, killing at least three people.
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A tropical storm warning is in effect for Jamaica, portions of the coastline of Haiti as well as the Cuban provinces of Camaguey, Granma, Guantanamo, Holguin, Las Tunas, Santiago de Cuba, Ciego de Avila, Sancti Spiritus, Villa Clara, and Cienfuegos.
A tropical storm watch is in effect for the Cayman Islands, the Cuban provinces of Matanzas, Mayabeque, and Havana along with portions of the Florida Keys from Craig Key west to the Dry Tortugas.
Elsa battered the southern coast of Haiti and the Dominican Republic on Saturday, downing trees and blowing off roofs as it sped through the Caribbean, killing at least three people.