Misc. Article
Hurricane Ivan: Category 5
Submitted by : Addict
Date: Sep 09, 2004
Hurricane Ivan reached reached Category 5 strength early Thursday morning, and continued its heading northward. It is expected to make landfall southeast of Kingston, Jamaica sometime Friday. Some 700 British have evacuated the island to the Dominican Republic, and British Airways has stopped it's service to the island.
The hurricane has reported sustained winds of 160 MPH, and has taken at least 20 lives. Landfall in Florida is expected on Sunday to Monday, and the Keys are now under evacuation orders.
Yesterday, Ivan hit Grenada damaging 90% of homes and other structures, including the prison - which left prisoners to run free.
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