Hurricane Irma batters Caribbean, moves towards Puerto Rico
The "potentially catastrophic" hurricane Irma , the strongest Atlantic Ocean hurricane in recorded history, after causing widespread damage in the northern Caribbean islands was now moving towards Puerto Rico, according to weather authorities.Irma's eye is located about 80 km (50 miles) north of San Juan, Puerto Rico, the US National Hurricane Centre (NHC) reported late Wednesday. It continues to move at around 26 km/h towards the west-northwest with maximum sustained winds of 295 km/h and even higher gusts, reports Efe news.The NHC forecast that Irma's eye will continue to pass just north of Puerto Rico on Wednesday night, will pass near or just north of the Hispaniola Island's coast on Thursday, and will be near the Turks and Caicos and southeast Bahamas by Thursday evening. Then it is expected to head towards northern Cuba and will arrive in Florida later in the week.Irma, which, according to the NHC, is the most powerful Atlantic Ocean hurricane ever...