Hurricane 'Irma' about to hit The Caribbean Islands, Florida And Puerto Rico

Hurricane Irma has been upgraded to a powerful category four as warnings have been issued for several Caribbean islands in prepara...

Hurricane Irma has been upgraded to a powerful category four as warnings have been issued for several Caribbean islands in preparation for the storm.

Warnings have been issued for the islands of Antigua and Barbuda, Anguilla, Montserrat, St Kitts and Nevis, St Martin, Sint Maarten, St Barthelemy, Saba and St Eustatius. It means that hurricane conditions are expected in the next 36 hours.

A hurricane watch also is in effect for some of the more populous parts of the Caribbean, including Puerto Rico, Guadeloupe, British Virgin Islands and US Virgin Islands, meaning that hurricane conditions are possible within 48 hours.

The US state of Florida and Puerto Rico have also declared state of emergency.
BBC News 

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