Hurricane Irene strengthened into a Category Two hurricane as it swept north of the Dominican Republic on Monday.
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/ 13 December 2007
The death toll from Tropical Storm Olga neared two dozen on Thursday after flash floods killed at least 19 people in the Dominican Republic, where 35 000 people were forced to flee their homes, Dominican officials said. The rare December tropical storm isintegrated into a mass of thunderstorms late on Wednesday.