Hurricane Ophelia meandering towards US East Coast
11th Sep 2005, 03:51 GMT
MIAMI (Reuters) - Hurricane Ophelia inched towards the U.S. East Coast, prompting forecasters on Saturday to place parts of two Atlantic states on a hurricane watch and the governor of North Carolina to declare a state of emergency.
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