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| Florida braced for tropical storm |
| The US state of Florida is braced for Tropical Storm Fay, which is thought to have claimed dozens of lives on its rampage through the Caribbea
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 19-August-2008
0:17:5 AM |
| The US state of Florida is braced for Tropical Storm Fay, which is thought to have claimed dozens of lives on its rampage through the Caribbean
Forecasters warned Fay could reach hurricane force as it approached the Florida peninsula.
The storm's centre has already crossed Florida Key West with winds near 60mph (97km/h), flooding some roads.
Florida's Governor Charlie Crist warned that Fay threatened a "major disaster", but he insisted the state was prepared.
With a state of emergency in place, Mr Crist said some 500 national guard members had been deployed, with another 8,500 on standby.
The US National Hurricane Center said the storm still had the potential to top sustained winds of 74 mph (119 km/h) by the time it hits the west coast of Florida early on Tuesday.
Across Florida at least 22 school districts, a number of colleges and a university have cancelled classes
Residents of Miami have been stocking up on bottled water, fuel and other vital supplies.
The main highway linking the Keys to the mainland was choked with traffic on Sunday as thousands of tourists evacuated.
But not everyone was hunkering down - hundreds of surfers flocked to Miami beaches to take advantage of the huge swells created by the storm.
In Cuba, Fay caused some flooding and damaged a number of homes, although no deaths were reported.
But a number of lives were lost in the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
The worst incident was in Haiti, where a truck carrying up to 80 passengers plunged into a swollen river.
Officials there said more than half the passengers were missing, with many feared drowned.
Fay is the sixth tropical storm of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season.
Two of the tropical storms so far, Bertha and Dolly, have reached hurricane strength.
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