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Hispaniola
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60Mil BC |
The Antilles Islands [of the West Indies] broke off from the Mesoamerican mainland about 60 million years ago. The islands of Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica and Puerto Rico comprise the Greater Antilles, and a group of smaller islands comprise the Lesser Antilles. Links: Cuba, Jamaica, West Indies, Antilles, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico 
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2004 May 24 |
Heavy rains left as many as 2000 people dead across the island of Hispaniola. Health officials feared up to 1,000 people could be dead in the Haitian town of Mopau. Floods wiped out villages across Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The final toll was over 3,300 dead. Links: Haiti, Hispaniola, Dominican Rep.
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