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Monday, September 11, 2017
Hurricane Irma Updates
Hurricane Irma Updates
Live BlogOfficials order people to flee historic storm, which has killed at least 28 people as it devastated parts of the Caribbean
Hurricane Irma has
pummeled Florida from coast-to-coast with winds up to 130mph, flooding
homes and boats, knocking out power to millions of people and toppling
massive construction cranes over the Miami skyline. The 400-mile-wide (640-kilometer-wide) storm blew ashore in the
mostly cleared-out Florida Keys, then marched up its western coast, its
punishing winds extending clear across to Miami and West Palm Beach on
the Atlantic side. Irma, which has killed at least 28 people after pushing through the
Caribbean, was considered a life-threatening danger in Florida as well,
and could inflict a natural disaster causing billions of dollars in
damage to the third-most-populous US state.
Live Updates
From AP: "Georgia officials say at least one person has been killed by Tropical Storm Irma.Georgia
Emergency Management Agency spokeswoman Catherine Howden said Monday
that one storm-related death has been confirmed in Worth County, about
170 miles (270 kilometers) south of Atlanta. She had no further details. The
county is located in southwest Georgia, where Irma’s center was
churning northwestward toward Alabama on Monday afternoon. With tropical
storm winds extending more than 400 miles (640 kilometers) from its
center, Irma has caused damage across the state from trees falling on
inland homes to flooding in neighborhoods on the Georgia coast. The storm has also been blamed for one death in Florida. At least 36 people died in the storm’s wake across the Caribbean."
Authorities have reported the first Irma-related death in Georgia as it moves up into the state. More as we get it
The IndependentBarbuda’s
once charming surrounds are today ghostly quiet, the devastated ruins
of its colourful homes and the absence of its 1,800 residents a galling
testimony to the wrath of Hurricane Irma. The monster category 5
hurricane which swept through here last Wednesday has transformed the
idyllic isle – a former haunt of the late Princess Diana – into a
ghastly, apocalyptic scene.
The IndependentSome
black and mixed-race residents of the hurricane-devastated French
territory on the island of St Martin are expressing anger at a
perception that white tourists have been given priority during
evacuations. The anger over perceived discrimination exposes underlying
racial tensions that have long plagued France’s far-flung former
colonies — especially its Caribbean territories, where most of the
population identifies as black, and is poorer than the white minority.
From Clark Mindock in Naples: Open stores are few and far between in Naples the day after Hurricane Irma's landfall.
At
least one, the Mermaid Food Store on US 41 is open, though. Inside the
small convenience store, a line snakes through the dark aisles of beer,
soft drinks, and snacks.
"Mostly snacks," Leslie Lee said, when asked what she had picked up inside. She said she lives about seven miles from the store.
"Someone told us a store was open here, so it was our only choice," she said.
"Others left carrying six packs. A grandmother and her granddaughter cracked open glass bottles of Sprite.
Still
others left empty handed. Nearly everywhere in the region is out of
power, just like the store. Ice is not on the menu, neither are torches.
"We were looking for ice to cool our water and drinks," Tab McGrill said.
But
he may have to make do without ice and cold drinks for days in this
scorching Florida summer, he conceded. Still, at least the and his wife
made it through the storm, he said.
"That was the scariest thing we've ever seen," Mr McGrill said.
The Independent*/
A day after the city of Naples was run over by the eye of Hurricane
Irma, locals were assessing the damage left by the 141 mph winds and
shaking their heads.
Tropical Storm Irma is gradually losing strength as it passed
through northern Florida with the National Hurricane Center
discontinuing four storm surge and tropical storm warnings. Irma's
sustained winds are now to 65 mph
Officials say at least one tornado has been reported in coastal Georgia. Glynn County emergency officials had no immediate reports of tornado damage, the Associated Press said.
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