Hurricane now a Category 4; expected to become Category 5 within days
ORANJESTAD, Aruba - Hurricane Felix strengthened into a powerful Category 4 storm Sunday after toppling trees and flooding some homes on a cluster of Dutch Caribbean islands as it churned its way into the open waters of the Caribbean Sea.
Felix lashed Aruba, Curacao and Bonaire with rains and heavy winds, causing scattered power outages and flooding some homes. But island residents expressed relief it did far less damage than feared as the storm's outer bands grazed the tiny islands.
"Thankfully we didn't get a very bad storm. My dog slept peacefully through the night," said Bonaire medical administrator Siomara Albertus, who waited out the storm in her home with her Labrador Retriever.
Category 4 Felix eyes Central America - Weather - MSNBC.com
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