Earl could force US evacuations ahead of Labor Day
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A powerful Hurricane Earl threatened to sideswipe much of the East Coast just ahead of the US Labor Day holiday that marks the traditional end of summer, worrying countless vacationers who planned to spend the traditional last week of summer at the beach.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency warned people along the Eastern Seaboard to prepare for possible evacuations and islanders in the Turks and Caicos hunkered down in their homes Tuesday as the Category 4 hurricane steamed across the Caribbean with winds of 135 mph (217.25 kph) late Tuesday. (AP)
