SIX OF TEN NAMED STORMS so far this Atlantic hurricane season have caused deaths, mostly due to floods and mudslides:

– Arthur: one in Belize; two in Honduras.

– Dolly: one in Mexico; one in Florida.

– Fay: 15 in Florida; nine in Haiti; three in Dominican Republic.

– Gustav: 76 in Haiti; 26 in the United States (19 in Louisiana, four in Georgia, three in Mississippi); 12 in Jamaica; eight in Dominican Republic.

– Hanna: 167 in Haiti; two in Puerto Rico; one in Dominican Republic.

– Ike: 48 in Haiti; one in Dominican Republic.

Note: Totals are based on official figures released by each government. Florida includes deaths indirectly caused by a storm. (AP)