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Fla. Keys Evacuation Order Canceled

Residents urged to stay put as Hurricane Ike menaces mainland

By Ambreen Ali, Newser User

Posted Sep 8, 2008 12:13 PM CDT

(Newser) – Hurricane Ike is now a Category 2 storm, and officials have rescinded orders to evacuate the Florida Keys, the Miami Herald reports.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... Read full story »

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