Storms swirl in Atlantic, deadly floods hit Haiti
Ike was about 930 miles east-northeast of the Leeward Islands and moving west at 17 mph (28 kph) late on Tuesday. Its top sustained winds had strengthened to 65 mph (100 kph) and were expected to reach hurricane strength of 74 mph (119 kph) on Wednesday.
Josephine swirled over the far eastern Atlantic about 180 miles west-southwest of the Cape Verde Islands. It was moving west at 12 mph (19 kph), with top sustained winds of near 50 mph (85 kph), and could become a hurricane on Wednesday.
(Additional reporting by Joseph Guyler Delva in Port-au-Prince; Writing by Tom Brown and Jane Sutton; Editing by Eric Walsh)
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