Floridians expect death & destruction w/ Hurricanes Irma & Jose As Hurricane Irma barrels towards Florida, Miami-Dade County has ordered 660,000 people to evacuate or take shelter. Irma has already left a swath of destruction through the Caribbean, and Hurricane Jose is following in its path. RT America’s Marina Portnaya and Alex Mihailovich join Manila Chan for live team coverage of Florida’s final preparations. [more...]
For the first time in seven years, there are currently three active hurricanes in the Atlantic: The category-five Irma, on course over Turks and Caicos, toward the southern Bahamas, and south Florida; The category-one Katia, gaining strength but stationary in the Gulf of Mexico; The category-one Jose, on a tentative path back toward Barbuda, Antigua, and Puerto Rico – the islands’ second hurricane in three days. [more...]
bransonsamWarning: This video is quite traumatic. Tortola today after #hurricaneirma. Most buildings completely destroyed. Many left homeless. Beyond tragic. My deepest wishes go to all those affected. Still no news from Virgin Gorda. #bvi #hurricaneirma #destruction #devastation #tragic #climatechange #hope
...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HURRICANE IRMA HEADING FOR THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS... ...HURRICANE AND STORM SURGE WATCH ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH FLORIDA AND THE FLORIDA KEYS...