The anticipated path of Category 5 Hurricane Irma now threatens Miami, according to the National Hurricane Center. South Florida is under a state of emergency as residents evacuate or prepare to take cover, following the historic storm’s deadly destruction in the Caribbean.
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08 September 2017
12:09 GMT
The Federal Management Agency (FEMA) chief Brock Long said on Friday the hurricane would “devastate the United States.”
Long said power would be out for days in Florida “if not longer.”
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12:06 GMT
Video posted to Twitter by French radio journalist Xavier Yvon shows the sheer scale of destruction wrought on Saint Martin.
People are seen surveying the flattened wreckage of homes while other buildings, including the Mercure Hotel, are roofless. Building debris is strewn everywhere and iron fences around properties have been felled.
Sur la route #Irma #SaintMartin pic.twitter.com/BV5BTTuLRC
— Xavier Yvon (@xavieryvon) September 8, 2017
