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Paloma becomes 'extremely dangerous' hurricane
08 Nov 2008 10:36:44 GMT
Source: Reuters
WASHINGTON, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Hurricane Paloma strengthened into an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 hurricane on Saturday near the British territory of the Cayman Islands in the Caribbean, U.S. forecasters said.

The storm's maximum sustained winds increased to 135 miles per hour (215 km per hour), the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

"Paloma is now an extremely dangerous category four hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale," the Miami-based hurricane center said. (Reporting by Mohammad Zargham)


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