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| Felix surges to maximum strength | |
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| Caribbean Hurricane Felix has strengthened to a category five storm but has reportedly spared Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles serious damage. | |
| With winds now up to 270km/h (165mph), Felix forced residents and tourists on several Dutch islands to take shelter. | |
| Felix - the sixth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season - ruined orchards and demolished a concert venue when it hit Grenada on Saturday. | Felix - the sixth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season - ruined orchards and demolished a concert venue when it hit Grenada on Saturday. |
| Meanwhile, a tropical storm has caused fatal landslides in Mexico. | Meanwhile, a tropical storm has caused fatal landslides in Mexico. |
| The two storms come two weeks after Hurricane Dean, which killed 18 people as it crossed the Caribbean. | The two storms come two weeks after Hurricane Dean, which killed 18 people as it crossed the Caribbean. |
| Henriette | Henriette |
| Thousands of tourists and residents on Aruba and two of the Netherlands Antilles islands - Bonaire and Curacao - near Venezuela were forced to take shelter as Felix struck. | Thousands of tourists and residents on Aruba and two of the Netherlands Antilles islands - Bonaire and Curacao - near Venezuela were forced to take shelter as Felix struck. |
| However, the government of the Netherlands Antilles has ended storm warnings and the damage appeared slight. | However, the government of the Netherlands Antilles has ended storm warnings and the damage appeared slight. |
| By Sunday afternoon, the storm was about 625km (390 miles) south-east of Jamaica, moving west-north-west at 30km/h (18mph), the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami said. | |
| Felix is expected to pass Honduras and Jamaica before it hits Belize by Wednesday. | |
| Separately, six people died in landslides caused by Tropical Storm Henriette in the Mexican city of Acapulco. | Separately, six people died in landslides caused by Tropical Storm Henriette in the Mexican city of Acapulco. |
| One adult and two children were killed when flooding caused a boulder to smash into a home. | One adult and two children were killed when flooding caused a boulder to smash into a home. |
| Three siblings died when a landslide hit their home in another part of the town. | Three siblings died when a landslide hit their home in another part of the town. |
| The NHC has warned that Henriette could also become a hurricane on Sunday and threaten Mexico's Baja California peninsula on Tuesday. | The NHC has warned that Henriette could also become a hurricane on Sunday and threaten Mexico's Baja California peninsula on Tuesday. |
| The Atlantic hurricane season is expected to peak on 10 September. | The Atlantic hurricane season is expected to peak on 10 September. |
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