Hurricane Fred

Hurricane Fred headed away from the West African archipelago of Cape Verde on Tuesday, causing no deaths, a day after slamming it with winds of up to 140 kilometres (85 miles)per hour, local officials said.

Hurricane Fred hit Cape Verde -- the first such storm to strike it since 1892 -- lashing the archipelago off the coast of West Africa with strong winds and heavy rain on Monday, US forecasters said.

Hurricane Fred headed away from the West African archipelago of Cape Verde on Tuesday, causing no deaths, a day after slamming it with winds of up to 140 kilometres (85 miles)per hour, local officials said.

Hurricane Fred hit Cape Verde -- the first such storm to strike it since 1892 -- lashing the archipelago off the coast of West Africa with strong winds and heavy rain on Monday, US forecasters said.