Wednesday, September 6, 2017

Caribbean Islands Are Getting Battered By Hurricane Irma Right Now -- Hurricane Irma News Updates

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Storm coming: The most powerful Atlantic Ocean hurricane in recorded history made its first landfall in the islands of the northeast Caribbean early today, churning along a path pointing to Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Cuba before possibly heading for Florida over the weekend

Daily Mail: Paradise lost: Brute force of 185mph Hurricane Irma wreaks havoc as it tramples exotic Caribbean islands on its devastating march towards the US east coast

* Hurricane Irma made its first landfall on Wednesday - hitting several islands in the northeastern Caribbean
* The damage has been widespread, but so far there have been no reports of casualties
* The four 'most solid' buildings on the island to St. Martin have been destroyed
* The Red Cross said it is preparing for 'a major humanitarian response' after 'extremely worrying' forecasts
* Irma has sustained winds of 185mph, making it the most powerful storm ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean
* The storm is now moving towards Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Bahamas and Cuba
* While Irma's end game is still unclear, it appears on track to hit south Florida on Sunday
* Florida Governor Rick Scott declared a state of emergency on Monday for all 67 counties in the state

Hurricane Irma has wreaked havoc after pummeling exotic Caribbean islands with 185mph winds on its devastating march towards the U.S. east coast.

Aid agencies are bracing for a 'major humanitarian response' as the most powerful hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic made its first landfall.

Buildings have been destroyed, roads flooded and people left trapped after the 'monster' storm - estimated to be the size of France. So far though, there have been no reports of deaths of any of the islands that have experienced Irma's wrath.

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Hurricane Irma News Updates

The Hurricane Cone -- NOAA
Hurricane Irma: devastation as 'superstorm' hits Caribbean and heads for Florida – live -- The Guardian
Hurricane Irma News Updates -- The Telegraph
States of emergency declared in Florida, SC as Hurricane Irma lashes Puerto Rico -- ABC News
Rains from monster Hurricane Irma begin hitting Puerto Rico -- AP
Hurricane Irma lashes Caribbean, Florida braces for hit -- Reuters
Even intrepid Keys residents ready to evacuate ahead of Irma -- AP
Hurricane Irma wreaks major damage in Caribbean -- BBC
Hurricane Irma: Caribbean weathers storm as Florida prepares for worst -- DW
Puerto Rico nervously awaits Hurricane Irma after storm rips Caribbean islands -- CNN
Fierce Hurricane Irma lashes Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico -- KSBW
Hurricane Irma destroys weather station on Caribbean island St Barts -- Independent
World-famous airport where planes fly over Maho beach-goers' heads as they land on St Maarten is SMASHED to pieces by 185mph winds of Hurricane Irma -- Daily Mail
Hurricane Irma: Storm batters Caribbean islands as Donald Trump declares emergency in Florida -- ABC News Online
Irma: Category 5 hurricane causes major damage and flattens 'most solid buildings' on Saint Martin island -- The Independent
Hollywood stars' disaster epic: Johnny Depp and Eddie Murphy among A-listers with homes in Irma's path while Trump's St Martin mansion is set for a battering - but Richard Branson refuses to leave his Necker Island retreat -- Daily Mail
Richard Branson is set to hunker down with Virgin staff in the wine cellar of his Necker Island home as Hurricane Irma rages through the Caribbean -- Daily Mail
This striking image from space captures the monstrous scale of Hurricane Irma -- Business Insider
Hurricane Irma: How does it compare to other category five storms? -- BBC
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