Floodwaters engulf a housing project in the Bajo Yuna community in central Dominican Republic. Noel, which battered the Caribbean and left scores dead, was upgraded Thursday to a Category 1 hurricane.

• 洪水吞没了多米尼加中部巴杰优那社区的一处在建的住房工程项目。诺埃尔横扫加勒比海地区致使二十多人死亡，星期四更加强为一级飓风。