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Fla. Keys Evacuation Order Canceled

Residents urged to stay put as Hurricane Ike menaces mainland

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(Newser) – Hurricane Ike is now a Category 2 storm, and officials have rescinded orders to evacuate the Florida Keys, the Miami Herald reports. Residents still on the archipelago shouldn't go anywhere, and those who've already left are being asked not to return until after the storm passes. It's expected to continue battering Cuba today and tomorrow before proceeding toward the mainland.

A man rides his bicycle under heavy rains produced by Hurricane Ike in Cuba today.
A man rides his bicycle under heavy rains produced by Hurricane Ike in Cuba today.   (AP Photo/Javier Galeano)
This clothing store, like so many businesses in the Florida Keys, remains closed today in anticipation of Hurricane Ike.
This clothing store, like so many businesses in the Florida Keys, remains closed today in anticipation of Hurricane Ike.   (AP Photo/J. Pat Carter)
A fan from New Orleans holds a sign in reference to Hurricane Ike during the New Orleans Saints-Tampa Bay Buccaneers game Sunday.
A fan from New Orleans holds a sign in reference to Hurricane Ike during the New Orleans Saints-Tampa Bay Buccaneers game Sunday.   (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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