Massive Hurricane Gathering Steam
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From Times Wire Reports
Hurricane Mitch grew into one of the strongest Atlantic storms recorded, threatening the east coast of Central America with sustained winds reaching 180 mph, forecasters said. The Category 5 storm remained at least three days from landfall as it edged west-northwest at 8 mph north of Honduras in the Caribbean Sea, the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said. One death was reported from flooding in Panama.
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