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| Hurricane Fred hits Cape Verde islands | Hurricane Fred hits Cape Verde islands |
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| A hurricane with winds of up to 140km/h (85mph) has hit the island nation of Cape Verde, off the coast of West Africa. | |
| The government has grounded all flights until further notice. | The government has grounded all flights until further notice. |
| No hurricane has ever been recorded further east in the tropical Atlantic. | No hurricane has ever been recorded further east in the tropical Atlantic. |
| A hurricane warning has been issued by the US-based National Hurricane Center (NHC), which predicts coastal flooding due to strong wind and heavy rains from Monday and overnight into Tuesday. | A hurricane warning has been issued by the US-based National Hurricane Center (NHC), which predicts coastal flooding due to strong wind and heavy rains from Monday and overnight into Tuesday. |
| The NHC says the last time a hurricane was recorded hitting Cape Verde was 1892, although it cautions that records were less exact before the advent of weather satellites in the mid-1960s. | The NHC says the last time a hurricane was recorded hitting Cape Verde was 1892, although it cautions that records were less exact before the advent of weather satellites in the mid-1960s. |
| Hurricane conditions are occurring in islands in north-eastern Cape Verde, with northern and north-western islands due to be hit if the hurricane holds its current course, it adds. | Hurricane conditions are occurring in islands in north-eastern Cape Verde, with northern and north-western islands due to be hit if the hurricane holds its current course, it adds. |
| The NHT has warned of flash flooding and mudslides as the storm moves across the islands. | The NHT has warned of flash flooding and mudslides as the storm moves across the islands. |
| Hurricane Fred is forecast to gradually weaken from Tuesday onwards, and will not affect other West African countries, says BBC Weather's Sarah Keith-Lucas. | Hurricane Fred is forecast to gradually weaken from Tuesday onwards, and will not affect other West African countries, says BBC Weather's Sarah Keith-Lucas. |
| Cape Verde consists of 10 significant volcanic islands, nine of which are inhabited. | Cape Verde consists of 10 significant volcanic islands, nine of which are inhabited. |
| Read more about the Cape Verde islands. | Read more about the Cape Verde islands. |