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U.S.V.I.: Hurricane Omar

Thursday, October 16th, 2008 @ 11:42 UTC

by Janine Mendes-Franco

Countries:: US Virgin Islands
Topics:: Environment, Travel
Languages:: English

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Islas Vírgenes EEUU: Huracán Omar...

On its path from Aruba to the U.S. Virgin Islands, Tropical Storm Omar has become a hurricane. News of St. John reports, and posts a video update, here.

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