Cuba lashed by category five winds as storm heads to US – as it happened
by Claire Phipps (now), Alan Yuhas and Matthew Weaver from on (#31ETG)
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If you are planning to leave and do not leave tonight, you will have to ride out this extremely dangerous storm at your own risk.
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