Hurricane Ivan Begins Lashing Jamaica
/Waves two-stories high crashed on Jamaica's
eastern shore Friday, flooding homes and washing away roads as
Hurricane Ivan's ferocious winds and pounding rains began to lash the
island and threatened a direct hit on its densely populated capital.
The death toll elsewhere in the Caribbean rose to 33. Jamaican Prime
Minister P.J. Patterson declared a public emergency and pleaded with
the half million people considered in danger -- about one in five
islanders -- to get to shelters. Many residents, however, refused to
leave, fearing their homes would be robbed if abandoned. [more 
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