Michelle becomes a hurricane threatening Caribbean

Tropical Storm Michelle reached hurricane strength today as it churned through the Caribbean after drenching Honduras, Nicaragua and Jamaica with four days of rains that killed six people, left 26 missing and forced more than 115,000 to flee their homes.

As rescuers scrambled to reach those left homeless or trapped by floods in Honduras, Hurricane Michelle moved north with wind speeds of 75 mph threatening flooding in Cuba and the Cayman Islands.