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Rita may become Category Five hurricane, warns meteorologist

Rita has strengthened to a Category Four status hurricane, amid insurer fears it could accelerate further. It reached 135mph as it moved across the Gulf of Mexico toward Texas and Louisiana.

Chris Landsea, a meteorologiost at the National Hurricane Center in Miami told Bloomberg: "It could weaken to a Category 3 or intensify into a Category Five. One thing is certain - it's going to

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