BREAKING NEWS

Storm Otto turns into hurricane off Caribbean coast of Nicaragua

Storm Otto became a hurricane off the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua on Tuesday, the US-based National Hurricane Center said, with additional strengthening expected over the next couple of days.
Otto was 305 miles (491 km) east-southeast of Bluefields, Nicaragua, at around 1600 EST, the NHC said.
The storm was packing maximum sustained winds of 75 miles per hour (121 km/h) and is expected to approach the coasts of Costa Rica and Nicaragua on Thursday, the Miami-based agency said.