People all over the world for peace and democracy、united! Go all out for a democratic China! Democracy、Freedom、Fairness、Rule by Law、Human Right、Better Life!
Homepage - > NewsandArticles
Hurricane Irene strengthens as it moves over Caribbean.
Date: 8/23/2011 8:02:35 AM Sender: CDP
Hurricane Irene strengthens as it moves over Caribbean.

A strengthening Hurricane Irene is heading for the Turks and Caicos Islands and the Bahamas as it churns on a path towards the US.

The storm, the first hurricane of the Atlantic season, has maximum sustained winds of 160km/h (100mph).

Irene earlier swept over Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, bringing strong winds and heavy downpours.

Forecasters say the storm is set to intensify further, reaching the south-eastern US by the weekend.

At 12:00 GMT, Irene, currently classed as a category two hurricane, was 110km (70 miles) south-south-east of Grand Turk Island, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami said.

The hurricane was expected to be near the Turks and Caicos Islands and the south-eastern Bahamas by Tuesday night, forecasters said.

Irene was likely to strengthen further and could become a major hurricane within the next 72 hours as it moved over warm sea waters, they added.

"We didn＇t anticipate it gaining this much strength this early," meteorologist Chris Landsea told the Associated Press.

中国民主党           主席：王军    China Democracy Party    Chairman: Wang, Jun
Address:               41-25   Kissena   Blvd.   FLR 1 #110,   Flushing,   NY   11355   USA
 Website:                            http://www.cdpwu.org                                 http://www.cdpwu.org/en
  E-mail: cdpwu1998@gmail.com  cdpwu@yahoo.com(yahoo email Password Stolen Dont Use)