After claiming the lives of more than 80 people in the Caribbean, Hurricane Gustav made landfall, battering the US Gulf coast.
The hurricane continued, but the worst of the storm missed New Orleans, which was badly damaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
CLEAN-UP STARTS AFTER GUSTAV
GUSTAV BATTERS US COAST
FIRST WINDS HIT FRENCH QUARTER
EVACUATIONS FROM NEW ORLEANS
RED CROSS PREPARES FOR GUSTAV
HURRICANE GUSTAV BATTERS CUBA
GUSTAV HITS JAMAICA WITH FORCE
GUSTAV ARRIVES IN HAITI
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