Caribbean-On-Line » Caribbean Hurricanes » Hurricane Felix » “This kind of weather doesn't usually make it to Aruba"
September 1, 2007
“This kind of weather doesn't usually make it to Aruba"
“This kind of weather doesn't usually make it to Aruba so people are definitely worried,” said store cashier Mark Werleman.
That is very true - the ABC islands - Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao -are traditionally considered "below" the hurricane belt, and the islands have been historically promoted that way by their tourism boards. This is a quickly growing and strengthening storm and looks like it will certainly become a hurricane soon - the only good news so far is that the current track of the storm doesn't have it making direct landfall on an island - but will be trouble for Belize and/or the Yucatan peninsula later in the week, as was Hurricane Dean.
