Gustav gets weaker as it strikes

Hurricane Gustav is moving across America, but has now dropped in strength to a tropical storm.

Gustav landed south-west of the city of New Orleans, which was badly damaged by a hurricane called Katrina, in 2005.

At the moment flood defences put up after Katrina struck are keeping the water out, although there are worries that sea levels could still rise.

More than a million people left for safety before Gustav hit, leaving the streets and homes deserted.

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Now the storm is heading for other states in US - Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas.

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Even though it is much weaker than weather experts first predicted, Gustav is still expected to dump a great deal of rain on America, and will still cause a lot of problems.

The storm has already raged through the Caribbean, and claimed the lives of more than 80 people. It also caused widespread damage in Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Jamaica over the past week.

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