<div>In the US, Hurricane Florence is expected to become a dangerous 'major hurricane"  later today as it heads toward the US East Coast, the National Hurricane Center said.</div>''<div><br />''</div>''<div>''<div>The centre of Florence was located about 1,100 kilometres southeast of Bermuda. The hurricane had maximum sustained winds of 90 miles per hour.</div>''<div></div>''<div>The NHC warned that Florence "is forecast to rapidly strengthen to a major hurricane by Monday night, and is expected to remain an extremely dangerous major hurricane through Thursday."</div>''<div><br />''</div>''<div>On its current track, Florence is expected to slam the Carolinas and Virginia the hardest. All three states have issued emergency declarations to speed preparations for the storm.</div></div>