Storm sweeps through Cuba to gulf of Mexico
The Foreign Office is still advising against all non-essential travel to Cuba due to dangerous weather conditions.
Hurricane Ike, now downgraded to a category 1 storm, continues to sweep across western Cuba today and was expected to hit the south eastern gulf of Mexico last night.
A tropical storm warning remains in effect for the Florida Keys.
Please go to www.nhc.noaa.gov for the most up to date details.
By Bev Fearis
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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