Hurricane Gustav has been downgraded to a Category 3 storm after entering the Gulf of Mexico.
However, forecasters say the storm, which is heading toward the US Gulf Coast, is expected to regain strength and become a Category 4 hurricane later on Sunday. Gustav, which has already killed over 80 people in the Caribbean, is expected to make landfall on Monday New Orleans residents flee storm ...
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Tribe in Rajasthan quota deal ... afternoon somewhere between western Mississippi and East Texas. The mayor of New Orleans Ray Nagin has ordered a full evacuation of the city. Nagin described Gustav as "the storm of the century" and urged all residents to comply with the evacuation demand. The evacuation order is the first in New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina devastated the city three years ago. Katrina grew into a top Category 5 hurricane while crossing the Gulf but finally hit the US as a Category 3.
(Deutsche Welle)
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