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Ed Cohen, 87, left, is helped onto a bus by Dan Colombini, right, as residents are evacuated from the Key West Convalescent Center in Key West, Fla., Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008. Florida Keys officials began resident evacuations on the low-lying chain of islands, starting at Key West. Hurricane Ike, a dangerous Category 4 storm with winds early Sunday of near 135 mph, was forecast to affect the Keys starting Monday night on a potential track for the central Gulf.