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Humberto gains strength as it churns towards Bermuda

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FLORIDA: Hurricane Humberto is expected to become a major hurricane with 111 mph winds by Tuesday


night or early Wednesday, forecasters said, as the storm tracked towards Bermuda after strengthening early on Tuesday.


The Miami-based National Hurricane Centre (NHC) warned that Bermuda could be hit with tropical storm force winds and up to three inches of rain by Wednesday, and was at risk of life-threatening waves and tides.


The centre of the hurricane is expected to approach the archipelago on Wednesday night, the NHC said, and current tracks show it side-swiping Bermuda’s west coast on Thursday.


Packing 90 mph (150 kph) winds on Tuesday, Humberto was 570 miles (920 km) west of Bermuda, picking up speed and moving at 8 mph (13 kph), the forecasters said.


After gaining hurricane strength late on Sunday, Humberto dropped another 2 inches of rain on the storm-ravaged northwestern Bahamas as it churned away from the US coast, the NHC said. It is bringing life-threatening waves and tides to parts of the US east coast from Central Florida to North Carolina and dangerous conditions will remain for the next few days, forecasters said. — Reuters


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