Hurricane Felix hits Nicaragua's Miskito coast

Hurricane Felix slammed into Nicaragua’s Miskito Coast as a record-breaking Category 5 monster storm today in an area home to thousands of stranded Miskito Indians.

Meanwhile, off Mexico’s Pacific coast, Tropical Storm Henriette strengthened into a hurricane with 75mph winds and the US National Hurricane Centre said it was ploughing toward the upscale resort of Cabo San Lucas.