Rhymes Media Group

The intense inner core is expected to pass near Dominica in the next few hours. Hurricane Maria has rapildy increased in strength to a major Catergory 4 hurricane as it closes on the Leeward islands. The eye of the storm is expected to pass close to Dominica in the coming hour or two, before heading towards the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. TeleSUR spoke to Dominican broadcaster Daryl Titre at 5:42pm, a little over two hours before Hurricane Maria was due to strike land. He