Hurricane heads for Bahamas

SAN JUAN - Hurricane Bertha raced through the Atlantic yesterday and headed to the low-lying islands of the Bahamas after lashing…

SAN JUAN - Hurricane Bertha raced through the Atlantic yesterday and headed to the low-lying islands of the Bahamas after lashing the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.

Forecasters said there was about a 30 per cent chance that Bertha could slam into the South Florida coastline by early tomorrow.

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