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'Dangerous' Hurricane Sally to hit southern US

Hurricane Sally is expected to slam into the US Gulf Coast early Wednesday with drenching rains that could provoke "historic" and potentially deadly flash floods, forecasters warned.

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) said coastal areas in Alabama, Mississippi and Florida were in the sights of the storm that was packing maximum sustained winds of around 85 miles (140 kilometers) per hour by 10 pm local time (0300 GMT).

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