Boston — Hurricane Delta continued to strengthen as it drifts towards the Gulf of Mexico, where it is poised to clip the Yucatan peninsula before becoming the record 10th storm to hit the US this season.
Delta intensified with maximum sustained winds of 137km/h, the US National Hurricane Centre said. The storm became hurricane strength on Monday night, and it could reach tree-snapping category 3 power on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale as it hits Mexico, said Ryan Truchelut, president of Weather Tiger...
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