<<HEAVY ALERT>> U.N. projection: Hurricane Tomas may affect 500,000 people on Haiti

Tropical Storm Tomas strengthened over the Caribbean Sea as Haiti braced for the system to hit as a hurricane at the end of the week.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center said in an advisory on its website.
Tomas is forecast to strengthen over the next two days and is predicted to reach southern Haiti as a hurricane.
Haiti’s government, the United Nations and humanitarian agencies are working on a response based on a projection the storm may affect 500,000 people, according to a statement on the website of the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

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