▶ Hurricane Matthew moves towards Jamaica and Cuba packing winds of up to 225 km/h. KINGSTON, JAMAICA—Hurricane Matthew grew into a powerful Category 5 storm late Friday as it crossed the Caribbean Sea on a course that could have it pounding Jamaica within days. The U.S. National Hurricane Center called it the strongest hurricane in the Atlantic since Felix in 2007. “We are all on high alert.” Jamaica activated its National Emergency Operations Center and Prime Minister Andrew Holness called an urgent meeting of Parliament to discuss preparations for the storm. Matthew is a very strong category 4 hurricane with maximum winds of 193 km/h.

Source: thestar October 01, 2016 01:35 UTC