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Dean Plows Into Jamaica

Hurricane sets its sights on the Caymans

By M. Morris, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 19, 2007 8:48 PM CDT

(Newser) – Hurricane Dean struck Jamaica today, swamping the streets of Kingston and leaving devastation in its wake as it swept west across the Caribbean. The center of the Category 4 storm missed the island by a few miles, Reuters reports, but passed close enough to bring... Read full story »

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