Storm Fay lashes Cuba after leaving 11 dead across Caribbean

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HAVANA, (AFP) — Tropical storm Fay pummeled western Cuba early Monday and barreled toward the Florida Keys after claiming at least 11 lives in the Dominican Republic and Haiti amid forecasts it would hit hurricane force.

Four people were killed in the Dominican Republic due to the heavy rains, while thousands were evacuated, local media reported.

In Haiti, where a bus plunged into a river reportedly killing dozens, the heavy rains killed seven people and left another three missing, civil protection officials told AFP.

Maximum sustained winds from the sixth storm of the Atlantic hurricane season were clocked at 85 kilometers (50 miles) per hour, the Miami-based US National Hurricane Center said.

But, the center said that "Fay could be approaching...