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Deadly Laura gaining strength, heading for Cuba, Marco nearing US

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Santo Domingo, Aug 23 (EFE).- Tropical Storm Laura, which as of Sunday afternoon had left at least eight people dead on its passage across the Dominican Republic and Haiti, is strengthening as it heads toward Cuba, while Hurricane Marco is moving through the Gulf of Mexico toward the US Gulf Coast.Laura's path will take it over eastern Cuba with sustained winds of 85 kilometers (53 miles) per hour, a little stronger than they were on Sunday morning, and it will probably move across the entire Antilles island chain, according to the storm's projected path as calculated by the Miami-based National Hurricane Center.(Camera: MARIA MONTECELOS)FOOTAGE SHOWS RESCUE EFFORTS AFTER TROPICAL STORM LAURA´S PASSAGE ACROSS SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.

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