A tropical storm barreling toward Haiti threatens hundreds of thousands with deadly floodwaters and will likely worsen a cholera epidemic that has already killed more than 440 people, the United Nations said on Wednesday. Tropical Storm Tomas is expected to hit Haiti on Friday, unleashing torrential rains and a storm surge of up to 6 to 9 feet that will put 1.5 million people at risk, said Nigel Fisher, the U.N. humanitarian coordinator in Haiti, citing government estimates.
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