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Hurricane Georges Death Toll Soars in Dominican Republic

HeadlineSep 25, 1998

The death toll from Hurricane Georges soared in the Dominican Republic, where rescue workers recovered scores of bodies from mud, waters and devastated buildings in remote areas of the country hit hardest by the storm. More than 200 people, possibly many more, died in the tempest that has ravaged the Caribbean since Monday and now threatens Florida.

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