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Saturday, August 30, 2008

A million people flee. Gustav approaches. Category 5.


More than a million people flee the Gulf Coast as Gustav approaches Category 5 status.
Gustav slammed into Cuba's tobacco-growing western tip as a monstrous Category 4 hurricane Saturday while both Cubans and Americans scrambled to flee the storm as it roared toward the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico and New Orleans.

No shelter for those who stay in New Orleans -


People who choose to stay? No shelter
New forecasts Friday made it increasingly clear that New Orleans will get some kind of hit — direct or indirect form Hurricane Gustav— by early next week.

Time to go: New Orleans evacuation may start early Sunday: mayor


New Orleans evacuation may start early Sunday: mayor
City officials will order a mandatory evacuation of New Orleans starting early on Sunday if Hurricane Gustav holds to its current course, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin said on Saturday.