HAVANA, Sept. 15 (Xinhuanet) -- At least two people were killed astropical storm Jeanne slammed Puerto Rico with wind gusts of 110 km per hour (kph), according to local radio Wednesday.

    A middle-aged woman was killed as she fled her home in Yabucoa, the southeastern town where the storm's eye first hit the island. Her home's roof was ripped off by lashing wind and she was hit by the falling metal sheet, said chief of local emergency service, Jose Villegas.

    On the northern coast in Vega Baja, an elderly man died as he fell off from the roof while trying to put up storm shutters.

    The storm led to the suspension of air traffic and navigation in the region, including tourist cruise ships, stranding thousandsof tourists. Power was knocked off and roads were turned into waist-deep rivers by torrential rains.

    Jeanne is the 10th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season.In the past two weeks, the region has seen three major hurricanes,Charley, Frances and the deadliest Ivan, which killed more than 60in the Caribbean.

    A hurricane warning was posted for the eastern coast of the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico and a hurricane watch was issued for the southeastern Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands. Enditem