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| Central America braced for Felix | Central America braced for Felix |
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| Central America is preparing for a battering by Hurricane Felix, which has grown to a category five storm as it churns through the Caribbean. | Central America is preparing for a battering by Hurricane Felix, which has grown to a category five storm as it churns through the Caribbean. |
| Honduras expects to be hit on Tuesday and has issued a hurricane warning for some coastal areas. | |
| With wind speeds now up to 270km/h (165mph), correspondents say Felix is well above the minimum force for a category five storm. | With wind speeds now up to 270km/h (165mph), correspondents say Felix is well above the minimum force for a category five storm. |
| It comes just two weeks after Hurricane Dean killed 18 people in the region. | It comes just two weeks after Hurricane Dean killed 18 people in the region. |
| Meanwhile there are concerns over Tropical Storm Henriette, which caused landslides in the Mexican city of Acapulco that killed six people. | Meanwhile there are concerns over Tropical Storm Henriette, which caused landslides in the Mexican city of Acapulco that killed six people. |
| Forecasters fear the storm could become a hurricane and threaten Mexico's Baja California peninsula on Tuesday. | Forecasters fear the storm could become a hurricane 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. |
| Belize prepares | Belize prepares |
| By 1200 GMT on Monday, Felix was about 425km (260 miles) south of Kingston, Jamaica, moving in a westerly direction at 33km/h (21mph), the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami said. | |
| But despite the hurricane being extremely powerful, winds are confined relatively close to the eye, says BBC broadcast meteorologist John Hammond. | But despite the hurricane being extremely powerful, winds are confined relatively close to the eye, says BBC broadcast meteorologist John Hammond. |
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| Jamaica was under tropical storm watch as it held parliamentary elections, already postponed after a near miss with Hurricane Dean. | Jamaica was under tropical storm watch as it held parliamentary elections, already postponed after a near miss with Hurricane Dean. |
| But though there had already been some heavy rain, widespread damage was thought to be unlikely. | But though there had already been some heavy rain, widespread damage was thought to be unlikely. |
| Felix is expected to hit Honduras before moving on to Belize and Mexico's Yucatan peninsula by Wednesday. | Felix is expected to hit Honduras before moving on to Belize and Mexico's Yucatan peninsula by Wednesday. |
| As yet Honduras has made no effort to evacuate residents, but in Belize people are already said to be stocking up on emergency supplies and boarding up windows. | As yet Honduras has made no effort to evacuate residents, but in Belize people are already said to be stocking up on emergency supplies and boarding up windows. |
| On Sunday, thousands of tourists and residents on Aruba and two of the Netherlands Antilles islands near Venezuela - Bonaire and Curacao - were forced to take shelter as Felix struck, but damage appeared slight. | On Sunday, thousands of tourists and residents on Aruba and two of the Netherlands Antilles islands near Venezuela - Bonaire and Curacao - were forced to take shelter as Felix struck, but damage appeared slight. |
| The sixth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, Felix ruined orchards and demolished a concert venue when it hit Grenada on Saturday. | The sixth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, Felix ruined orchards and demolished a concert venue when it hit Grenada on Saturday. |
| There have been no casualties, but there are reports that one person is missing in Venezuela. | There have been no casualties, but there are reports that one person is missing in Venezuela. |
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