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03 September
07
Hurricane Felix is potentially
catastrophic
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The sixth storm of the hurricane season
named Felix has been called 'potentially catastrophic' by the US
National Hurricane Centre.
Over the weekend the hurricane swept across Grenada, Aruba and the Dutch
Antilles where residence and holidaymakers had to take shelter.
Its maximum sustained winds are now upto 165 miles per hour with
stronger gusts. The radius of hurricane force winds is over 30
miles from the eye of the hurricane and tropical storm force winds at
115 miles.
Moving west at approx 21 miles per hour, it is feared that its on course
to hit popular holiday destinations Jamaica and Honduras before hitting Belize
during the middle of this week.
Main Tourist Resorts OK
A spokesman for the FCO has announced that initial reports say that main
tourist areas won't be affected, he said "Foreign Office advice may
change in due course but as far as we can tell the main package tour
areas are not in direct line. Honduras and Belize are not major
destinations and although the hurricane may hit Mexico, it doesn’t
look like it will be Cancun".
For upto date information you can track the storm at the National
Hurricane Centre
and keep informed of travel information to the area at the Foreign
& Commonwealth Office.
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