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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Hurricane Julia bears down on Nicaragua's Caribbean coast

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Hurricane Julia bore down on Nicaragua's central Caribbean coast early Sunday after lashing Colombia's San Andres island in a close pass-by hours earlier.

Julia started Saturday as a tropical storm, but gained power most of the day and became a Category 1 hurricane shortly before it veered slightly south of San Andres island in the early evening.

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