Monday, August 20, 2007
Thousands flee 145mph winds as hurricane hits Jamaica
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(JACQUI GODDARD - Scotsman.com) from Jamaica.
JAMAICANS are today assessing the damage after a night of terror as Hurricane Dean swept over them.
Hundreds of people headed for government shelters but most defied pleas to abandon their homes as the 17-mile wide "eye-wall" - the location of the most damaging winds and intense rainfall - arrived just south of the island.
The hurricane claimed at least eight lives as it barrelled across the Caribbean. It was predicted to intensify to a possible Category 5 storm - the most extreme level - as it moves on today past the Cayman Islands and towards Mexico's Yucatan peninsula.
But as the outer bands of the 145mph storm began pummelling Jamaica, only 47 of the island's 1,000 shelters were occupied. Officials expressed concern that residents in coastal...
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a glimpse of your facePosted by SilverJade Posted by Ninja T. Penguin
(JACQUI GODDARD - Scotsman.com) from Jamaica.
JAMAICANS are today assessing the damage after a night of terror as Hurricane Dean swept over them.
Hundreds of people headed for government shelters but most defied pleas to abandon their homes as the 17-mile wide "eye-wall" - the location of the most damaging winds and intense rainfall - arrived just south of the island.
The hurricane claimed at least eight lives as it barrelled across the Caribbean. It was predicted to intensify to a possible Category 5 storm - the most extreme level - as it moves on today past the Cayman Islands and towards Mexico's Yucatan peninsula.
But as the outer bands of the 145mph storm began pummelling Jamaica, only 47 of the island's 1,000 shelters were occupied. Officials expressed concern that residents in coastal...
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