Two storms whirling off the southeastern coast of the US have raised concerns among observers. On one hand, Hurricane Idalia is crawling towards Florida’s Gulf Coast; on the other, Hurricane Franklin is spinning around Bermuda.

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Hurricane Franklin is forecast to become a major hurricane by late Sunday (August 27), the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Saturday. In an advisory, the NHC said that Franklin is located about 990 kilometres south of Bermuda packing maximum sustained winds of 140 kilometres per hour (kmph).

Hurricane Franklin to intensify further, to hit US east coast on Sunday night

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Hurricane Franklin to intensify further, to hit US east coast on Sunday night