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Navigation Primary Navigation Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Secondary Navigation Africa Europe Latin America Middle East North America Search Search: Hurricane Paloma powers up on path to Caymans, Cuba AFP - 2 hours 42 minutes ago GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman (AFP) - - Hurricane Paloma gathered strength Friday as it lashed the Cayman Islands and set a collision course with Cuba, forecasters said. The Cayman Islands, a British territory with major tourism and banking interests south of Cuba, hunkered down Friday, closing shelters and urging residents to stay put. At 4:00 pm (2100 GMT) Paloma's center was 70 kilometers (40 miles) south of Grand Cayman and about 465 kilometers (290 miles) southwest of Camaguey, Cuba, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami said. Paloma had strengthened to become a Category Two storm with maximum sustained winds of 165 kilometers (105 miles) per hour, the NHC said. Paloma was churning north at nine kilometers per hour (six miles per hour) and is expected to pass over Grand Cayman and slam into Cuba's southwest coast late Saturday, said the center. "Further strengthening is likely and Paloma could become a Category Three hurricane tonight or early tomorrow," an NHC bulletin said Shelters on Grand Cayman were closed by mid-afternoon Friday to "ensure the safety of people in the shelters and also ensure that persons get off the roads," local authorities said in a statement. It is "time to stay indoors," said Donovan Ebanks, chairman of the National Hurricane Management Council. There was no curfew in effect on the island, but acting police commissioner David George urged residents to "stay in their homes or rest shelter (and) only leave if you really really have to." Coming toward the end of the Atlantic hurricane season, which stretches from June 1 to November 30, storm surge flooding on the Caymans was expected of up to 12 feet (3.6 meters) at Paloma's center. The storm would likely produce rainfall of 12 to 25 centimeters (five to 10 inches) across the Caymans and central and eastern Cuba, with up to 38 centimeters (15 inches) in some places, the NHC said. Tracking northeast to strike Cuba's south-central coast late Saturday, with Havana still reeling from 9.3-billion-dollar hurricane season, Paloma would be the fifth to crash into the island this year. The storm represents a potential "high risk" for central and eastern Cuba, said Jose Rubiera, the head of the Cuban Meteorological Institute (INSMET). Cuba declared a hurricane warning for its central and eastern provinces Friday, covering Sancti Spiritus, Ciego de Avila, Camaguey, Las Tunas, Holguin, Granma, Santiago de Cuba and Guantanamo, civil defense officials said. Those provinces are to get in place "protective measures paying top attention to low-lying flood-prone areas," a civil defense statement said. The 2008 hurricane season, including devastating Hurricanes Gustav and Ike, has killed hundreds across the Caribbean and Central America and wrought billions of dollars in damage across the region. Gustav and Ike, which struck Cuba on August 30 and September 9, caused an estimated 9.3 billion dollars in damage, almost double the original estimates, according to official reports. In the Caribbean's most populous island nation, with more than 11 million people, the storms have damaged some tourism infrastructure and destroyed about 80 percent of crops. Email Story IM Story Printable View Blog This Recommend this article Average (0 votes) Sign in to recommend this article » Most Recommended Stories » Related Articles: World Budget deficit swells after financial bailoutAP - 2 hours 27 minutes ago UN officials: Angolan troops fighting in CongoAP - 2 hours 30 minutes ago US government presses NY appeal on detainee photosAP - 2 hours 35 minutes ago Hurricane Paloma powers up on path to Caymans, CubaAFP - 2 hours 42 minutes ago Fears of a Dem crackdown lead to boom in gun salesAP - 2 hours 43 minutes ago Most Popular – World Viewed IMF sees recession in advanced economies in 2009 Among Obama's next challenges: his own security US doctors tell Liu Xiang he needs surgery Obama discusses global financial crisis with world leaders Airline profits nosedive as leaders debate finance crisis View Complete List » Search: Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology

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