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Dennis Touches Cuba, Hits Guantanamo Base
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Edited | Thomas Walker Jul 08, 2005 04:18pm |
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| Media | Website - Yahoo News |
| News Date | Friday, July 8, 2005 10:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | HAVANA - Hurricane Dennis stalked Cuba's southern coast before cutting across the Caribbean's largest island, packing 145 mph winds capable of catastrophic damage that sent thousands fleeing the Florida Keys and raised fears of more disruption to U.S. oil operations in the Gulf of Mexico.
Winds and heaving surf tossed a guard tower into the sea and roared over a razor-wire fence at the U.S. detention camp for terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay, on the island's eastern end.
Forecasters predicted the storm will intensify and hit the United States anywhere from Florida to Louisiana by Sunday or Monday, the fourth storm in as many weeks to disrupt oil production.
An evacuation order was in effect in the Florida Keys, where officials feared Dennis would skirt or hit the island chain on its way to the Gulf of Mexico. Tornadoes could develop there, the U.S. Hurricane Center said Friday afternoon. |
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