Au-Prince, Haiti, Oct 25, SPA -- Alpha, the Atlantic season's record-breaking 22nd named storm, left at least eight people dead and 23 missing in Haiti before moving north into the Atlantic Ocean and weakening into a tropical depression, authorities said Monday. At least three people also were missing in the neighboring Dominican Republic as mudslides and overflowing rivers flooded streets and destroyed homes, according to officials in both countries. Alpha passed over the two nations that share the Caribbean island of Hispaniola and heavy rains on ground already saturated from other recent storms, including Hurricane Wilma -- which was blamed for 12 deaths in Haiti.
