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1M Cubans Flee Hurricane Paloma

By Neal Colgrass,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 8, 2008 6:11 PM CST

(Newser) – Hurricane Paloma slammed into Cuba today after nearly 1 million people fled the country's southern coast, MSNBC reports. Fidel Castro warned that the Category 4 storm, roaring at up to 145 mph, would likely hobble roads and destroy crops planted after storms struck the island nation this summer. Paloma had already flooded low-lying regions and knocked out power in most of Grand Cayman Island.

Palm trees and warning flags are blown by strong winds brought by the arrival of Hurricane Paloma in George Town, Grand Cayman, Friday, Nov. 7, 2008.
Palm trees and warning flags are blown by strong winds brought by the arrival of Hurricane Paloma in George Town, Grand Cayman, Friday, Nov. 7, 2008.   (AP Photo/Joanna Lewis)
This image provided by NOAA shows Hurricane Paloma taken at 7:45 a.m. EST Saturday Nov. 8, 2008.
This image provided by NOAA shows Hurricane Paloma taken at 7:45 a.m. EST Saturday Nov. 8, 2008.   (AP Photo/NOAA)
Waves caused by the arrival of Hurricane Paloma are seen in Prospect, George Town, along the southern coast of Grand Cayman, Friday, Nov. 7, 2008.
Waves caused by the arrival of Hurricane Paloma are seen in Prospect, George Town, along the southern coast of Grand Cayman, Friday, Nov. 7, 2008.   (AP Photo/Joanna Lewis)
Waves caused by the arrival of Hurricane Paloma crash over a dock in Spots Bay in George Town along the southern coast of Grand Cayman, Friday, Nov. 7, 2008.
Waves caused by the arrival of Hurricane Paloma crash over a dock in Spots Bay in George Town along the southern coast of Grand Cayman, Friday, Nov. 7, 2008.   (AP Photo/Joanna Lewis)
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