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Article: 200 mph winds rock Cuba's western tip.
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- South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
- Article date:
- September 13, 2004
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Byline: Vanessa Bauza
SABALO, Cuba _ Hurricane Ivan's ferocious eye slammed Cuba's westernmost tip Monday night with 195 mph wind gusts and powerful storm surges that flooded fishing villages and tore the roofs off humble homes in this tobacco-rich region.
As the first Category 5 hurricane to strike Cuba in 80 years, Ivan prompted frenzied preparations and massive evacuations in coastal towns across the island. Early forecasts put the deadly storm on a potentially catastrophic collision course with Havana.
However, it traced a meandering path toward the Yucatan Channel instead, sparing most of Cuba from what could have been a devastating ...
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