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Hurricane Katrina Strengthens over Gulf, Kills 7 in Florida
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National Hurricane Center says Katrina is moving west with sustained
winds near 184 kilometers per hour Hurricane Katrina continues to
strengthen over the Gulf of Mexico before a second strike on the U.S.
mainland, after killing seven people in southern Florida.







Hurricane Katrina Saturday morningThe U.S. National Hurricane Center
says Katrina is moving west with sustained winds near 184 kilometers
per hour. Heavy rains are expected Saturday, in western Cuba and
Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula.

Forecasters say the storm is expected to significantly intensify over
the warm waters of the Gulf, and make a sharp turn north before
striking the U.S. southern coastline by early Monday.

The hurricane blew across the southern tip of the Florida peninsula
Thursday and Friday, causing widespread flooding and leaving well over
one million homes and businesses without electricity.

Katrina is the second hurricane to strike Florida this year, and the
sixth to hit the state since last August.


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