Sea wall that you can see at the end of the street there. Havanas streets. People talk about the wins that came through heroes if they we re that came through heroes if they were alive, as if it had come from another world. Five days after the hurricane struck, they are in desperate need of food, shelter and clean water. 0thers desperate need of food, shelter and clean water. Others are simply desperate to leave. A bbc investigation discovers that the bodies of more than 400 children could be buried in a mass grave close to an orphanage in lanarkshire. Good evening, and welcome to bbc news. The west coast of florida is braced to be in the eye of the storm as Hurricane Irma makes its way from the caribbean into the united states. Its already flooded parts of downtown miami and left two million homes and businesses in southern florida without power. It moved in after causing widespread damage in cuba, as it swept through coastal communities and tourist resorts. Extreme winds and storm su
Its 7 00am in singapore, midnight in london and 7 00pm in florida, which is bracing itself for the terrifying force of Hurricane Irma. The storm has just made landfall on the us mainland after smashing its way across the atlantic, destroying thousands of buildings in the carribbean. Some small islands have been completely flattened and at least 25 people have been killed. In the us, 6. 5 million residents across the state of florida have been ordered to leave their homes, and more than two million buildings are without power. Aleem maqbool begins our coverage from miami. They warned miami would flood, and it has. Irmas massive downpours and ocean surges combined to inundate the citys financial district. As thousands from the city hunkered down in hurricane shelters, others captured dramatic footage of the storm coming through. That is the road in front of our house. This surge, im going to go with seven feet. This man is one of those who defied the orders to leave his home. He was live
Hurricane irma has slammed into the us state of florida and is moving up its west coast bringing widespread coastal flooding, torrential rain, and winds of about 120 miles an hour. Power supplies have been cut to more than three million homes and businesses. Several cities in the state have declared overnight cu rfews to prevent looting. The storm has been downgraded to a category two, but officials are warning of life threatening storm surges. The streets of miamis Business District have been swamped by a up to three feet of water brought by a storm surge. 0ur correspondent, aleem maqbool, is there. They warned miami would flood, and it has. Irmas massive downpours and ocean surges combined to inundate the citys financial district. As thousands from the city hunkered down in hurricane shelters, others captured dramatic footage of the storm coming through. Its probably the hardest its been all day. Of power lines being torn down. Oh my god . Of lethal tornadoes being unleashed. Of a ro
Into the us state of florida and is moving up its west coast bringing widespread coastal flooding, torrential rain and winds of about 120mph. Power supplies have been cut to more than three million homes and businesses. Several cities in the state have declared overnight cu rfews to prevent looting. The storm has been downgraded to a category 2. The streets of miamis Business District have been swamped by up to 3ft of water. 0ur correspondent Aleem Maqbool is there. They warned miami would flood, and it has. Irmas massive downpours and ocean surges combined to inundate the citys financial district. As thousands from the city hunkered down in hurricane shelters, others captured dramatic footage of the storm coming through. Probably the hardest it has been all day. Power lines being torn down. Oh my god . Lethal tornadoes being unleashed. A roof being torn off a home, a smashed crane, and water surging into town. More than a million homes and businesses are already without power. There i
It is 8 00am in singapore, 1am in london, and 8 00pm in florida, which is being hit by the terrifying force of Hurricane Irma, with high winds, torrential rain and widespread coastal flooding. The storm made landfall on the us mainland after smashing its way across the atlantic, destroying thousands of buildings in the caribbean. Some small caribbean islands have been completely flattened, and at least 25 people have been killed. In the us, 6. 5 million residents across the state of florida have been ordered to leave their homes, and more than three million buildings are without power. Aleem maqbool begins our coverage, from miami. They warned miami would flood, and it has. In the hours before it finally hit the florida keys, Hurricane Irma became even more powerful. Brian tribble is one of those who defied the orders to leave his home, and was live on social media as the eye of the Hurricane Katrina it. The massive sea surges were matched by extraordinary footage of the tide being suc