In the struggle to recover from the scourge of the Hurricane Harvey, another life-threatening Hurricane has hit states and territory of the U.S
A dangerous Category 5 storm Hurricane Irma on Tuesday roared toward the northeast Caribbean on a path that could take it to the United States.
Irma considered as one of the strongest storms ever recorded in the Atlantic, hit the eastern Caribbean, with island of Barbuda been the first to bear the brunt on Wednesday with winds of up to 185 miles an hour. It churned toward Puerto Rico, threatening havoc and destruction on the Virgin Islands, the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Cuba is also threatened.With buildings destroyed, British tourists are evacuated from the region.
According to the U.S. National Hurricane Center said Irma had sustained winds of 175mph (280 kph) and was centered about 270 miles (440 kilometers) east of Antigua. It was moving west at 14 mph (22 kph).
President Trump declared a state of emergency in Florida, Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands. The storm is expected to reach Florida on Sunday, potentially causing catastrophic flooding.
There have been at least one death in Anguilla, a British territory and also two confirmed deaths in the French Caribbean, President Emmanuel Macron of France says there will be “victims to lament.”
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