Fast-growing hurricane threatens flooding in Central America

MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Hurricane Eta has erupted quickly into a potentially catastrophic major hurricane as it heads for Central America, and forecasters are warning of massive massive flooding and landslides across a vulnerable region. Eta had maximum sustained winds of 130 mph Monday and was centered about 70 miles (110 kilometers) east of the Nicaragua-Honduras border late Monday afternoon. The National Hurricane Center says the storm is was moving west at 9 mph (15 kph). The Categor