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Thousands flee as Gustav grows toward Category 5
Continue to the storyGustav is expected to become an "extremely dangerous" Category 5 storm, the most powerful hurricane possible, as it roars through Cuba and heads toward the U.S. Gulf coast. Category 5 storms have sustained winds of more than 249 kilometres per hour. Winds of that speed will create a storm surge of more than five metres, rip off most roofs and completely destroy mobile homes, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami. The city of New Orleans, devastated in 2005 by hurricane Katrina is watching the storm's path with great concern. Forecasters say the hurricane could strike anywhere between the Florida Panhandle to Texas, but there is a good chance that New Orleans will be buffeted by tropical-storm-force winds.