More than 300,000 Muslim Rohingyas have now fled myanmar, as the un says theyre victims of ethnic cleansing. Bell rings ceremonies are held at ground zero in new york and across the United States, to mark the 16th anniversary of the 9 11 attacks. Its 5 00. Our main story is the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, and the extensive damage caused in the state of florida. At least five people have died and millions of homes and businesses in the state are still without power. Parts of miami are under water. The hurricane swept up from the caribbean, where it claimed the lives of dozens of people, and caused terrible damage. Over the weekend, it hit cu bas northern coast. Irma then moved north, battering the islands in the florida keys, before passing by miami and close to the coastal city of tampa. The storm, which has now been downgraded to a category one storm, is heading north towards the state of georgia. Our first report is from andy moore. The aftermath of irma in naples on floridas west coast. No surprise that millions of people are without power. Americans have been told that the full resources of the country are being marshalled. When americans are being marshalled. When americans are in need, americans pull together, and we are one country. And when we face our chip, we emerge stronger, closer, more determined than ever. This was naples at the height of the onslaught. Harry kane armagh has now been downgraded to a tropical storm. Hurricane irma. It did not feel like that for much of florida. Watching from the inside as water gushes through the streets and into some buildings. In the distance is the ocean, the host coast of biscayne bay near miami. In some places, the cu pushed onshore. In others, like youre at tampa bay, it receded, leaving a muddy shore. At fort lauderdale, the sand from the beach was dumped on the coastal road. The clean up isjust starting, and it will take florida weeks to fully recover. Miami dodged the worst of the weather. The top of this crane was blown away in the storm, the wreckage left hanging dangerously in the wind. A curfew remains in place across many parts of the state, the normal rhythm of life has been suspended. We are going to do our best to help all the residents and citizens of this community to adjust and try to get them back to a sense of normalcy. With so many areas abandoned, looting has become a major problem. Here, the targets are sports shops, boxes of trainers piled into cars. The police say they will not tolerate criminal activity. A number of arrests have been made. Hurricane irma wreaked havoc through the caribbean before reaching florida. Nowhere more so than on st martin. Today, a group of dutch tourists we re today, a group of dutch tourists were evacuated to a nearby island, still traumatised by their experience. Translation we are alive, so we should be happy with that. I have never experienced anything like it. It was not nice. Translation five days without water, electricity supplies, that is a long time. I have left, but others have not. They have lost their whole existence. Across the caribbean, a major relief and rescue operation is underway. Here, the French Military bring in human material aid to djoum unities who have been cut off for days. Hundreds of british troops have also been deployed to uk territories in the region. We are now seeing the final show of strength from Hurricane Irma, these the overnight scenes from tampa in florida, where irmas presence was still felt. The storm has now lost its bite and is much less powerful. The danger is not yet over, but irma will continue to weaken as it heads north into georgia. Lets talk to Gary Odonoghue in tampa. Gary, we saw some of the images overnight. Bring us up to date on the situation there today. It is a lot, than it was overnight. There we re lot, than it was overnight. There were strong winds, and there were heavy rain, and this morning the meyler described tampa as having dodged a bullet. We have not had the storm surge here that was a real risk for a city that lies this role and was built right down to the water. That could have been catastrophic error and area that houses around 4 Million People in the bay area. Tampa has survived and is getting back to normal. The cu rfew is getting back to normal. The curfew has been listed here. There is some clearing up to do around the bay, but it has largely escaped some of the devastation that has happened elsewhere in florida. You saw down there in naples, those pictures from andy moores package, the real thing that people are worried about is the florida keys. What happened there are . Nobody has really been able to get proper access there. The governor of florida is flying over this afternoon to take a look, but of course, the florida keys was the first place that irma made landfall yesterday morning, and at that stage, she was a category four hurricane. We heard from the president earlier when he mentioned recently confederal effort that has gone in. Tellers about the scale of that. They declared a state of emergency, and that effectively frees up a lot of federal money and power is to allow florida to draw down the help it needs, and my goodness, like texas with hurricane hardy, florida lead a lot of help. Around 60 of homes and businesses are without electricity, so thatll bea are without electricity, so thatll be a priority to get that up and running, get roads cleared, get municipal buildings open and working. The other big logistical problem is that 6 Million People we re problem is that 6 Million People were under mandatory evacuation orders in florida. Many did not be those orders, but large numbers of people went to shelters, two other states and relatives. They will want to find out what has happened to their homes, and there will be insurance claims from that. Florida is around 5 of the United States gdp. Florida has to be open for business, otherwise america takes an economic hit. Thatll be the driving priority cure. Gary, many thanks. Our correspondentjane obrien is in miami. Lets start with the same point, we have seen lots the images, but it is right to date. This street behind me yesterday was a raging river. Today, it isa yesterday was a raging river. Today, it is a puddle, and i think that says it all. Miami seems to have dodged a bullet with irma. The damage we have seen driving around the area after the curfew ended was pretty superficial. It seems to have downed trees, fallen branches, that is what officials are telling us. Even though residents think it is fine, the sun is shining, the storm has gone, please do not go back to your homesjust has gone, please do not go back to your homes just yet because they wa nt to your homes just yet because they want to be sure that the roads are clear and safe. 72 of the city of miami is without power, but again, that seems to be a managed outage, because Power Companies want to make sure that there are not any dangerous fall in that are alive when people can get electrocuted, they are checking the infrastructure, the power lines, making sure everything is back to normal before asking residents to come back. Dont forget, miami went through this with hurricane andrew 25 years ago, they have a plan, and we are seeing the city get back to normal pretty quickly. Jane, thank you. Joining me by webcam is nick kieft, originally from yorkshire, who moved to florida 12 years ago. He and his family decided to wait out the storm in their house in fort myers. Tell us about the last few days. We have been through the apprehension, the anticipation of this storm arriving. The worst part was not when it actually arrived, but the build up that we had to go through getting our supplies together, making sure the house was secure. Just the general build up to what did turn out to be quite an impressive event. When you say the build up, the preparation that may have gone into that, but tells more about it. What you have to do . We had to make sure that we had food, we have got five dogs and two caps, and there are are a four of ours, so we had to stop on food items, cooking material, charcoal, gas, and of water. We have been very lucky, we didnt lose our water. We had to prepare the house, we had to put up boards on some of the more open windows, those that were exposed. And then really, get ready to hunker down. We had petrol for the generator, and we then sat through saturday, slightly bored, waiting for it to arrive. On sunday, it arrived, edited not failed to keep as busy. For those viewers wondering why you and the family did not lead as others did, what would you say . Two reasons, firstly, we have pets, and there are a four of us. We would have had to go in two cars, traffic was bad on 75, petrol was in short supply, was bad on 75, petrol was in short supply, where would be state stay . And secondly, our house . It was good for 140 mile an hour plus wins, that the height of the storm, the noise ofa the height of the storm, the noise of a freight train, we heard it but no rattling, no windows rattled, no doors rattled, it was solid, it was secure. And right now, how would you describe the state of the area . Our house, we have lost four victories, and a load of smaller bushes four big trees. It is now beautiful weather, post harry kane hurricane. It is come, people are going about their business, getting themselves organised. What we are waiting for at the moment is power. Once we get power back, we will be fine. How much damage do you have to sort out on your own property . The backyard is full of the big downed trees. The front yard, we have dragged the waste to the front of the yard, but we cannot actually put by the coward because that is underwater. We have lost three or four big trees, and then a lot have pulled out, we have lost a couple of special trees which my wife is not happy about. When you mention your power, what are the prospects of getting power back . When people are given a warning, as i understand you and others were, saying that he would have no gas or emergency services, no Government Support for 72 hours, that has got to be a scary position. We have got a generator, so we can boil kettles, use slow cookers, we have got a big grill and so forth. It is uncomfortable, we do not have air conditioning, but we have water, so we are good to go. We are set up for 72 hours, and i will be honest, i would prefer to campaign my house than be stuck on the interstate somewhere north of tampa, wondering ifi the interstate somewhere north of tampa, wondering if i can get back. So it is a personal decision, but i think it is the right decision. We will be good to go by the end of tomorrow. We are glad you are safe, and thank you forjoining us. Tomorrow. We are glad you are safe, and thank you forjoining usm tomorrow. We are glad you are safe, and thank you forjoining us. It has been a pleasure, thank you very much. Good to talk to him and get his sense of what is going on. They are some of those who decided to stay put and not travel away from the state. He was explaining that they were in a position where they felt able to do that. As we heard before it hit florida, irma had battered cuba, claiming the lives of at least ten people. Causing widespread damage to the countrys northern coast. Flooding also hit the capital havana, where residents were warned to stay off the streets. Thousands of tourists were stranded at the countrys tourist resorts as the storm hit. Our correspondent will grant sent this report. Havanas streets resemble canals. Forfamilies from its poorest neighbourhoods, the situation is becoming desperate. When Hurricane Irma came crashing into the island, she brought rains and storm surges which flooded entire city blocks. Cu bas picturesque capital today, a city of felled trees and debris. Power is out across havana, complicating the clean up operation. People are coping as best they can. Translation i heard that 9096 of the electricity is out in the whole country. Were going to be without power for several days. Thats going to hurt us a lot. Translation this is terrible. Our homes, our furniture, now we must wait until the water comes down to recover whats been flooded. This has been very painfulfor cuba in terms of damage to property and damage to livelihoods. It seems that Hurricane Irma may have knocked cubas economyjust as hard as she hit its coastline. Hit it she most certainly did. For almost two days Hurricane Irma crept along cubas northern shore thrashing anything in its path from tiny fishing villages to five star resorts. Perhaps the best known fishing village on the island is this one. Once the inspiration for Ernest Hemingways the old man and the sea, now it is struggling to clean up from Hurricane Irmas awesome power. Thousands of tourists remain trapped in the beach town. Tensions gradually rising as the chances of making it out home quickly look ever more remote. Cubas communist government is on an emergency footing, mobilising all the resources at its disposal. From the army, to the state security apparatus, every bureaucrat and every administrator has been drafted in. The president , raul castro, praised the cuban people for their response and said discipline and hard work would overcome the storms devastating effects. For now, it is the islands strong sense of community, neighbours helping neighbours that will get cuba through this initial crisis. The long term clean up though may need International Aid. And there is plenty more on Hurricane Irma on our website bbc. Co. Uk news. Downing street says minister are confident of winning tonights vote on the eu withdrawal bill, despite widespread criticism of the measure for giving too much power to ministers. There are signs of a possible labour rebellion over the legislation, which sets out the path for eu law to be incorporated into british law. Jeremy corbyn has ordered his mps to vote against the bill, but speaking to this programme, the labour leader again declined to clarify whether the Party Supports long term continued membership of the eu single market. Our chief political correspondent, vicki young, is at westminster. Downing street is confident of victory tonight, and i think with good reason. On the first day of debate on this bill, some conservatives were pretty unhappy, and one called the built monstrous. They do now seem to be falling into line, though. The argument of the government is that we are leaving the European Union at the end of march 2019, we have to be ready for that on day one, and that means dragging over 45 years of eu laws and regulations, putting them onto the uk statute book to give certainty to individuals and businesses, ensuring there is no legal vacuum. Conservative mps speaking in todays debate agreed with Cheryl Gillan that this was necessary. We have all heard the rather simplistic attempts to give this process a prejudicial descriptor, the hard and soft brexit that are a product of polarised viewpoints. I prefer a practical approach, and with perhaps a few modifications, this bill does what it says on the tin. It provides a method to facilitate a very complex and legal and constitutional extrication that has resulted from a democratic vote to leave the European Union. I will therefore be supporting the government in the lobbies tonight, and hope many of my colleagues on the other side of the house, as well as my friends on this side of the house, will do the same. The government insists this is a mainly technical exercise, but thats not how labour see it. They say it is a paragraph as ministers will be using so called henry viii clauses, meaning that they commit some changes without full parliamentary scrutiny, without endless debates and lots of votes. They simply do not think there will be time to do it any other way. Labour say it is a paragraph, Jeremy Corbyn ordering his mps to vote against it, and most of them going along with his orders. Mr speaker, if i do vote against the second reading tonight, it is not because i am voting against brexit. That is a huge misrepresentation of the nature of this debate and the nature of the decisions that are contained if we passed the second reading of this bill. Rather, i will be voting against a brexit badly handled, and which threatens to weaken further our long established and hard won democratic traditions. Laughter there from the conservative benches, as they suspect that some in opposition parties are opposing this bill because they want to try and derail brexit. Now, on the liberal side, there have been a few, maybe a dozen labour mps, saleable not go onJeremy Corbyns orders. Some are people who campaigned very much on the side of the weve campaign during the referendum, but others like caroline flint, who was very much a remainer. She says she has to uphold and stand by the result of the referendum, so she says she will be abstaining on the bill tonight, because she thinks it must go ahead in the way that people wa nt must go ahead in the way that people want it. Ido i do not regard this bill as hugely controversial. If it abolished workers rates, abandoning paid holidays, and ending pollution controls, that would be different. But it does not. However, it is undoubtedly the case of the proposed bill needs amending for many of the reasons outlined by my right honourable friend, the member for st pancras. First, the henry viii clauses, transferring lots and regulations into uk law is an unenviable task. It will also be impossible to put every change or update of regulation before parliament in primary legislation. Proceedings in the house of commons have been extended until midnight tonight. There will then probably be three books, so going into the early hours. I think it will be plain sailing for the government s tonight, but that is not to say that further down the parliamentary vote, this bill could run into trouble. Tory mps are currently going along with what the government wants, but you get the sense that they do want changes to this bill ultimately. Today has shown there are divisions not just today has shown there are divisions notjust in the country over this issue, but within the conservative party, and within labour, too. Many thanks, we will have more from the commons later on as the debate progresses. Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims have fled myanmar, formerly known as burma, in the past fortnight, to seek refug