Hurricane Expected to Pass ‘Very Near’ Island
From Times Wire Reports
Florence intensified into the second hurricane of the Atlantic season as it neared Bermuda, where residents stocked up on provisions and formed long lines at gas stations in the lashing rain.
The storm was expected to pass “very near” the tiny British territory as a Category 2 storm today, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. But it was too early to tell whether it would make a direct hit.
Preparations to protect life and property “should be rushed to completion,” the hurricane center said.
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