Florence threatening southeastern coast of US turns into category 3 hurricane

MIAMI, Sep 10 (AFP) Hurricane Florence threatening the southeastern coast of the United States strengthened Monday morning into a Category 3 "major" hurricane, the National Hurricane Center said.

The NHC said the Atlantic hurricane's maximum sustained winds have increased to nearly 115 miles per hour (185 kilometers per hour) with higher gusts.

"Florence is expected to be an extremely dangerous major hurricane through Thursday," it said.