Franklin makes landfall, brings heavy rain to Dominican Republic and Haiti

Tropical storm raises concern around possible deadly landslides and heavy flooding across Caribbean nations.

Tropical Storm Franklin has made landfall on the southern coast of the Dominican Republic, dumping heavy rains on the Caribbean nation and its neighbour on the island of Hispaniola, Haiti.

Franklin was expected to swirl above the island for most of Wednesday, with forecasters warning the storm could dump up to 250mm (10 inches) of rain, with a maximum of 380mm (15 inches) for the…