Waves crash along the shores of the Malecon in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on Aug. 28, 2015. According to local press, the tropical Storm "Erika" began to lose steam Friday as it skirted along the southern coast of the Dominican Republic, but it left behind a trail of destruction that included at least a dozen of people killed on the Caribbean island nation of Dominica. (Xinhua/Fran Afonso)
