Turks and Caicos residents hunkered down in their homes yesterday as powerful Hurricane Earl howled over open seas toward the east coast of the United States.
The Category 4 hurricane, with winds of 135 mph, was expected to reach the North Carolina coastal region by late tomorrow or early Friday.
Here, a boat being battered by waves in Sopers Hole during the passing of Earl near Tortola, British Virgin Islands, on Monday. (AP)
