World Hurricane Erin explodes in strength to a Category 5 storm in the Atlantic near Caribbean Islands August 16, 2025 gopalkumarthakur@gmail.com While the compact hurricane’s centre was not expected to strike land, it threatened to dump flooding rains in the northeast Caribbean as it continued to grow larger Related posts: At least 40 dead in Sudan’s worst cholera outbreak in years: Doctors Without Borders Melania Trump sends letter to Putin about abducted children Air Canada flight attendants go on strike Three Republican-led states to send hundreds of National Guard troops to Washington