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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Isabel Keane

Hurricane Erin gusts shut down East Coast beaches and swimmers from Carolinas to NYC to Cape Cod

Beaches from the Carolinas all the way to Cape Cod closed as the rapidly strengthening Hurricane Erin threatens to unleash treacherous 15-foot-tall waves, rip currents and storm surges on the East Coast.

On Wednesday, the National Hurricane Center warned beachgoers against swimming at most East Coast beaches due to “life-threatening surf and rip currents” brought on by the powerful Category 2 storm and set to last until at least Friday.

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