Tropical Storm Gustav stalled over Haiti yesterday, lashing the impoverished island with heavy rain after striking it with hurricane force and killing five people.
The US National Hurricane Center warned that Gustav could regain hurricane strength on Thursday once it moves away from Haiti.
The storm was blowing winds of 60 miles per hour (95 kilometers) as it "stalled" over Haiti about 125 km west of Port-au-Prince, the center said in its latest report.
Gustav made landfall in Haiti Tuesday as a Category One hurricane -- the lowest on the five-level Saffir-Simpson scale.
At least five people died and seven were injured in southeast Haiti as roofs flew off houses and electricity pylons were ripped away by violent winds, authorities said late Tuesday.