Tropical Storm Eta after slamming Cuba headed towards Florida on Sunday and will strengthen again into a hurricane. Earlier it traversed a deadly and destructive path through Central America and southern Mexico. As the storm left Cuba, the US National Hurricane Center said it was "forecast to become a hurricane as it moves near or over the Florida Keys tonight and early Monday."
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National Hurricane Center NHC warns dangerous storm surge, flash floods and strong winds. Eta brought strong winds and torrential rain to Cuba. Cuba's meteorology institute Insmet said landfall occurred at 4:30 am (0930 GMT) on the border between the central provinces of Sancti Spiritus and Ciego de Avila by Eta and it left the island by the northern coast after five hours. The wind blew at a speed of 95 KMPH, about 60 miles per hour. While leaving the island, Eta punished the archipelago of Jardines del Rey, north of Ciego de Avila. The state television reported that the 600 foreign tourists vacationing at those points were protected.
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Heavy rains risks flooding in the eastern half of Cuba, the people at those areas where evacuated from those places. The state media says, "no loss of life or significant damage to homes have been reported". 74,000 people were evacuated, 8,000 of them to shelters set up by the authorities, the reports said. Eta hit Nicaragua on Tuesday as a powerful hurricane ( wind speed is more than 74 MMPH) before losing strength. The torrential rainfall that have left some 200 victims dead or missing in Central America. The most affected country has been Guatemala reporting missing of 150 people.
