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NHC downgrades Matthew to Category 1 hurricane

NHC downgrades Matthew to Category 1 hurricane

By REUTERS

Debris flies through the air as the eye of Hurricane Matthew nears Daytona Beach. nnnREUTERS/Phelan Ebenhack

Matthew was downgraded to a Category 1 hurricane on Saturday by the US National Hurricane Centre.

Hurricane Matthew was about 20 miles (35 km) south-southeast of Charleston, South Carolina as it moved northeast 12 miles per hour (19 kph), the center said in an advisory. Matthew had maximum sustaining winds of 85 miles per hour (140 kph), the centre said.