(August 26, 2008)—Hurricane Gustav was blowing its way across Haiti Tuesday and could enter the southern Gulf of Mexico by the weekend.
The hurricane roared ashore Tuesday with top sustained winds near 90 miles-an-hour about 40 miles from the capital of Port-au-Prince.
Heavy rains pelted the area, bending palm trees and kicking up the surf.
Government warnings to seek shelter went unheeded by hundreds of people in the southern coastal town of Les Cayes, where residents hurled rocks in a protest against rising prices as the storm approached.
The brunt of the storm spared the capital, where businesses closed early and workers rushed home holding umbrellas, bags and boxes over their heads against the rain.
Meanwhile, oil companies ramped up preparations to evacuate some facilities as Hurricane Gustav made its way toward the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, becoming a potential threat to the region's extensive oil and natural gas production.
The National Hurricane Center predicts it will gather strength over the Gulf's warmer-than-usual waters and could enter the U.S. Gulf as a major storm this weekend.
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