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Hurricane Humberto Threatens Bermuda

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   It's an uneasy night on Bermuda as Hurricane Humberto threatens to lash
   the island with fierce winds and heavy rains.

   Humberto is a strong Category 3 storm with top sustained winds of 195
   kilometers (120 miles) per hour. The storm was centered north of
   Bermuda Wednesday night moving east-northeast at 31 kph (20 mph).

   Bermuda is under a hurricane warningwith forecasters predicting the
   storm will pass very close to the island overnight Wednesday into
   Thursday before it starts to weaken.

   Bermuda's National Security Minister Wayne Caines ordered everyone off
   the streets as evening approached. All non-emergency medical procedures
   in Bermuda's hospitals are postponed and evening flights to and from
   the island have been canceled.

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