Dennis threatened to intensify as it headed straight for Cuba. Forecasters at the U.S. Hurricane Center in Miami predicted the storm could hit the United States anywhere from Florida to Louisiana by Sunday or Monday, raising fears that oil production in the Gulf of Mexico would be disrupted by the fourth storm in as many weeks.

　　Thunderstorms covered the Dominican Republic, southern Haiti and northeast Jamaica. The Cayman Islands and Cuba were under hurricane warnings, including the U.S. detention camp at Guantanamo Bay holding some 520 terror suspects.

　　Head for表示“出发，动身，前往”，例如：After the play we all headed for the bar.（看完戏后我们全都去了酒吧。）

　　据悉，去年八九月间，包括首都哈瓦那在内的古巴西部地区先后遭受两次飓风袭击，造成四人死亡，直接经济损失达十多亿美元。

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