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    Hurricane Wilma knifed through Florida with winds up to 200km per hour, shattering windows in skyscrapers, peeling away roofs and knocking out power to 6 million people, with still a month left to go in the busiest Atlantic storm season on record.

    At least six deaths were blamed on the hurricane in Florida, bringing the toll from the storm's march through the tropics to 25.

    After a slow, week-long journey, Wilma made a mercifully swift seven-hour dash on Monday across lower Florida, from its southwestern corner to heavily populated Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach on the Atlantic coast.

    By early afternoon, Wilma had swirled out into the open Atlantic, back up to 185km per hour Category 3 strength but on a course unlikely to have much effect on the US East Coast. Forecasters said it would stay well offshore.

    Wilma brought 20cm of rain to Miami-Dade County, nearly 16.5cm to Naples and 7.5cm to Fort Lauderdale.
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