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Nearly two million flee Hurricane Gustav

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Nearly two million people fled the Louisiana coast on Sunday as Hurricane Gustav moved within hours of striking land, possibly with a weaker punch than 2005's devastating Hurricane Katrina.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/environment?a=krNJ2K"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/environment?i=krNJ2K" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/environment?a=FMGCXk"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/environment?i=FMGCXk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/environment?a=f1GINk"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/environment?i=f1GINk" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~4/380113955" height="1" width="1"/>