Item 1 of 3 A man stands on a beach, following the passage of Erin, the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season, in Nagua, Dominican Republic, August 17, 2025. REUTERS/Erika Santelices
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Aug 17 (Reuters) – Hurricane Erin has re-intensified into a category 4 storm on Sunday after completing an eyewall replacement cycle, with the U.S. National Hurricane Center warning of life-threatening surf and rip currents along the U.S. eastern seaboard this week.
The hurricane was about 965 miles (1,555 km) south-southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, packing maximum sustained winds of 130 mph (215 kph).
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“Some additional strengthening is expected over the next 12 hours followed by gradual weakening,” NHC said.
Reporting by Anmol Choubey in Bengaluru; Editing by Christian Schmollinger
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