Grace Strengthens Back Into Tropical Storm…Could Become Hurricane

Aug 17 (Reuters) – Tropical depression Grace,which has been drenching earthquake-ravaged Haiti, has strengthened into a storm again, causing floods across portions of the island of Hispaniola, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Tuesday.

Grace, which is expected to gain hurricane strength within a couple of days, is located about 230 miles (370 km) east of Montego Bay Jamaica, packing maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 kph), the Miami-based weather forecaster said.

Reporting by Brijesh Patel in Bengaluru; Editing by Clarence Fernand

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