Hurricane Igor gathers strength on westward track
12:11, 13 September 2010
LONDON. September 13. KAZINFORM Hurricane Igor has strengthened in the Atlantic and is moving westwards, forecasters warned; Kazinform refers to BBC.
The category four storm with winds of up to 135mph (220km/h) is currently 1,565 miles (2,520km) east of the Dominican Republic.
Forecasters say it could cross the northern Caribbean, possibly heading toward Bermuda.
However, they added it was too early to make any definitive predictions about the hurricane's path.
The Miami-based National Hurricane Center said Igor had "rapidly intensified".
"Some additional strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours," it said.
Igor has become the fourth hurricane of the 2010 Atlantic season, following Alex, Danielle and Earl; Kazinform cites BBC.
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