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
Hurricane irma is now pushing up floridas west coast, bringing with it intense rainfall, severe flooding, violent winds and tornadoes. Three people have died since the storm made landfall in the florida keys on sunday. Power supplies have been cut to more than three million homes and businesses. Six Million People have been ordered to leave their homes in the state, while those remaining in several cities are under night time curfew to prevent looting. Irma has been downgraded to a category two hurricane, but officials are warning residents not to under estimate the dangers of storm surges. Miami may have dodged the eye of burma, but the city was still inundated. Irma. Storm surges swamped the financial district. All day sunday, people were told to seek shelter from the Hurricane Force winds. Wind speeds here are still in excess winds. Wind speeds here are still in excess of 90 mph, and up here on the fourth floor while kenny, they are more like 100 mph. Balcony. To give you an idea of
Hurricane irma has left a trail of devastation and claimed at least a0 lives. Its destroyed thousands of homes and has left millions without power and clean water. Now britain, france and the netherlands, which oversee territories in the caribbean, have been criticised for being slow to respond to the crisis. A state of emergency has been declared on the British Virgin islands where an aid operation is under way. The bbcs laura bicker has the latest from tortola, the largest of the islands. There is now a sense of desperation and fear in tortola. People are hungry, tired and in need of basic supplies. This was the line of traffic trying to get into the main town on the island. Most are heading to the supermarket for the First Time Since the hurricane, now that more roads have been cleared. Have you got enough food, water . No, cause everybody is fighting, and stealing. A lot is going on right now. People are breaking into peoples homes, going with what they have. Its a state of emergen
Hurricane irma has left a trail of devastation and claimed at least a0 lives. Its destroyed thousands of homes and has left millions without power and clean water. Now, britain, france, and the netherlands, which oversee territories in the caribbean, have been criticised for being slow to respond to the crisis. A state of emergency has been declared on the British Virgin islands where an aid operation is under way. The bbcs laura bicker has the latest from tortola, the largest of the islands. There is now a sense of desperation and fear in tortola. People are hungry, tired and in need of basic supplies. This was the line of traffic trying to get into the main town on the island. Most are heading to the supermarket for the First Time Since the hurricane, now that more roads have been cleared. Have you got enough food, water . No, cause everybodys fighting, and stealing and a lots going on right now. People are breaking into peoples homes, going with what they have. Its a state of emerge