Hurricane Julia hits the central Caribbean coast of Nicaragua

Hurricane Julia bore down on Nicaragua’s central Caribbean coast early on Sunday after lashing Colombia’s San Andres island in a close pass-by hours earlier (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/AP)

Hurricane Julia hit Nicaragua’s central Caribbean coast on Sunday after lashing Colombia’s San Andres island.

Julia hit as a category one hurricane early on Sunday with maximum sustained winds of 85mph, though its winds had dipped to 75mph a few hours later as it pushed across Nicaragua with heavy rains.