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Deaths Due to Luis Now Put at 16 Associated Press Sunday, September 10, 1995; Page A29 © The Washington Post SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO -- In its rampage through the Caribbean, Hurricane Luis tore apart more than houses, yachts and lives. It ripped an island in two. As the center of Luis passed over Barbuda Tuesday, it churned up 10-foot waves that breached a narrow inlet and severed a small northeast sliver of the island, part of the nation of Antigua and Barbuda. The islands around it also were pounded by one of the most powerful storms of the century. The official death toll stood at 16, but officials said it could rise. Luis was not expected to hit the U.S. mainland, but the National Weather Service warned of heavy surf and coastal flooding from Florida to southern New England. © Copyright 1995 The Washington Post

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