Thursday, September 7, 2017

Hurricane Irma -- News Updates September 7, 2017


Daily Mail: Staring into oblivion: Bahamas, Dominican Republic and Turks and Caicos brace for impact as Hurricane Irma powers on after laying waste to the Caribbean and killing ten islanders on her deadly path to the US

* 'Monster' Hurricane Irma started hammering Puerto Rico with 185mph winds and heavy rain late last night
* The category 5 storm reduced Caribbean islands of Barbuda and St Martin to rubble with deadly destruction
* Roughly 95% of homes and properties were destroyed on both islands with Barbuda now 'barely habitable'
* At least eight people died on the French part of St Martin, while a two-year-old child was killed in Barbuda
* Some 900,000 people are without power on Puerto Rico and at least 50,000 people are without water
* Irma was following projected path that would see it hit Dominican Republic, Turks and Caicos and Haiti today
* The hurricane is expected to continue past eastern Cuba before veering north for Florida at the weekend
* Red Cross said it is preparing for 'a major humanitarian response' as UN estimated 49million will be affected
* Mandatory evacuations were ordered in the Florida Keys and parts of Miami as the scale of the storm emerged

The Bahamas, Dominican Republic and Turks and Caicos are bracing for impact today as Hurricane Irma powers on after laying waste to the Caribbean and killing ten islands on her deadly path to the US.

The category 5 storm - the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic - howled past Puerto Rico with 185mph winds after reducing the tiny tropical islands of Barbuda and St Martin to rubble.

They suffered the storm's full fury with 95 per cent of properties destroyed on both islands. Officials said at least eight people died on the French part of St Martin - a pristine resort known for its vibrant nightlife.

Barbuda suffered 'absolute devastation' and is 'barely habitable' with more than 90 per cent of dwellings completely destroyed, a child killed and 60 per cent of the population left homeless.

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Tortola - the largest of the British Virgin Islands - was directly in the path of Hurricane Irma. It remains to be seen how much damage Hurricane Jose, which is following Irma, will unleash on the territory

Hurricane Irma -- News Updates September 7, 2017

The Hurricane Irma Cone -- NOAA
Hurricane Irma: Live updates -- CNN
Live: Hurricane Irma -- Reuters
The Latest: Harvey telethon to now include Irma victims -- AP
Hurricane Irma: massive damage across Caribbean as death toll rises to 13 – latest -- The Guardian

Live: Hurricane Irma on course for Cuba, Haiti after devastating Caribbean -- France 24

Irma's destruction: island by island -- The Guardian
Hurricane Irma bears down on Turks and Caicos islands -- BBC News
Hurricane Irma, One of the Most Powerful in History, Roars Across Caribbean -- NYT
Hurricane Irma toll hits 10, increasing threat for Florida -- AP
Miami Beach Mayor Urges Residents To Get Out Now: ‘This Is A Nuclear Hurricane’ -- CBS
Irma closes in on South Florida’s east coast -- Miami Herald
Irma’s Impact On South Florida Hinges On The ‘Turn’ -- CBS
Hurricane Irma has the potential of affecting every major city in Florida -- USA Today

Hurricane Irma: Deal orders mandatory evacuation of coastal Georgia -- AJC
Irma will be 'devastating' for US: emergency chief -- AFP
American Airlines cancels 2,000 flights out of Florida hubs ahead of Hurricane Irma -- NYDaily News
AP Exclusive: Most Florida flood zone property not insured -- AP
Why Hurricane Irma Could Hurt, a Lot: Much Lies in Harm's Way -- New York Times
Hurricane Irma's staggering power in numbers -- PBS NewsHour
Hurricane Irma Leaves Devastation Of 'Epic Proportions' In Caribbean -- NPR
Irma lashes at Puerto Rico, leaves tiny Barbuda devastated -- AP
Nations rush to help islands devastated by Hurricane Irma -- AP
Death toll rises as 'apocalyptic' Irma wreaks havoc across Caribbean -- The Guardian
Hotels flattened, houses submerged and shipping containers tossed around like Lego blocks: Irma's deadly path of destruction across the Caribbean is revealed in shocking aerial shots of St Martin -- Daily Mail
The tiny islands ravaged by Irma are in trouble as Hurricane Jose looms -- In Depth Washington Post
Shocking videos reveal the scale of destruction on Tortola after British Virgin Islands took the full brunt of Irma's fury as she raged across the Caribbean -- Daily Mail
Exclusive Eden Rock hotel owned by Pippa Middleton's in-laws lies in ruins: St Barts resort popular with Tom Hanks and Jennifer Lopez is ravaged by Irma after fearsome Category 5 hurricane tore up the Caribbean -- Daily Mail
'Never seen anything like it': Richard Branson says his Necker Island home has been 'utterly devastated' after emerging from his wine cellar to see houses and trees have disappeared -- Daily Mail
Irma hits the Caribbean – in pictures -- BBC
Stark before and after pictures show how luxury Caribbean hotels, holiday hotspots and airports were left in ruins by Hurricane Irma in just a few hours -- Daily Mail
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