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Page last updated at 10:31 GMT, Thursday, 28 August 2008 11:31 UK

US coast prepares for hurricane

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Fears of a hurricane have prompted the US state of Louisiana to declare a state of emergency.

Tropical storm Gustav, downgraded from a hurricane, has resulted in more than 20 deaths in Haiti.

Fiona Werge reports.

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