Hurricane Joaquin (Photo: National Hurricane Center)
September 30, 2015
UPDATE: Hurricane Joaquin upgrades to Category Four
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Hurricane Joaquin has been upgraded to Category 4 and is extremely dangerous, US forecasters said Thursday.
The update on the Atlantic storm came as Joaquin barrelled toward the central Bahamas. Its maximum sustained winds have increased to 130 miles (210 kilometres) per hour, the National Hurricane Centre said.