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Paloma becomes Category 4 storm, heads toward Cuba
(Agencies)
Updated: 2008-11-08 21:31 "We have asked everybody to come off the streets and to be home and safe right now," she said. Earlier, stranded tourists watched dark clouds gather and saw the storm whip up 10-foot (3-meter) waves from their hotels or beachfront restaurants. "It was a real surprise," said Rick Douglas, 50, of Toronto, who checked weather Web sites before flying to the Caribbean. "It just said there was a tropical depression starting, but I didn't think it would turn into anything serious." His wife, Susan Douglas, was confident they would be safe as long as they follow orders. "Grand Cayman has been there and done that, so they are prepared," she said. |
