Three dead as Tropical Storm Elsa speeds through Caribbean

One death was reported in St Lucia, according to the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency

Antony Exilien secures the roof of his house in response to Tropical Storm Elsa in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Picture: Joseph Odelyn/AP

At least three people are dead after Tropical Storm Elsa battered the southern coasts of Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

The storm was centred about 175 miles (280 kilometres) east-southeast of Montego Bay, Jamaica, and was swirling west-northwest at 17 mph (28 kph).