Hurricane Erin gets bigger and stronger, pelts the Caribbean and threatens US east coast

Hurricane Erin gets bigger and stronger, pelts the Caribbean and threatens US east coast

Hurricane Erin intensified into a Category 4 storm, lashing the Caribbean with powerful winds and triggering evacuations in North Carolina’s Outer Banks as dangerous surf and rip currents threaten the US East Coast this week.

A red flag warns of dangerous waves on an empty beach in San Juan, Puerto Rico, after Hurricane Erin passed by near the island. AP