Tropical Storm Julia is gaining strength heading westward in the southern Caribbean, and authorities are preparing for a possible hurricane on Colombian islands and in Nicaragua.
Julia's maximum sustained winds had increased to 100 kmh late Saturday morning, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. The storm was centered about 185 kilometers east of Providencia Island and moving west at 33 kph.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro said via Twitter that the government was preparing shelters on the islands. Officials on San Andres announced a curfew for residents beginning at 6 a.m. Saturday to limit people in the streets. A greater threat than Julia's winds were rains of 13 to 25 centimeters -- up to 38 centimeters in isolated areas -- that the storm was expected to dump across Central America.
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