This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-34107755
The article has changed 6 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 4 | Version 5 |
|---|---|
| Hurricane Fred hits Cape Verde islands | Hurricane Fred hits Cape Verde islands |
| (about 7 hours later) | |
| A hurricane with winds of up to 135km/h (85mph) has hit the island nation of Cape Verde, off the coast of West Africa. | |
| The government grounded all flights as heavy rain and winds lashed north-western islands in the archipelago. | The government grounded all flights as heavy rain and winds lashed north-western islands in the archipelago. |
| No hurricane has ever been recorded further east in the tropical Atlantic. | No hurricane has ever been recorded further east in the tropical Atlantic. |
| Late on Monday Fred weakened to a tropical storm as it moved away from the islands, the US-based National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. | Late on Monday Fred weakened to a tropical storm as it moved away from the islands, the US-based National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. |
| Strong winds and rain are expected to persist as Fred moves through other parts of Cape Verde on Tuesday, the NHC added. | Strong winds and rain are expected to persist as Fred moves through other parts of Cape Verde on Tuesday, the NHC added. |
| It said 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. | It said 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. |
| 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. |