Watch Hurricane Irma in real time as it travels along its destructive path by using this graphic.
The category five storm made landfall in Cuba on Saturday morning as it continues to tear across the Caribbean, and is due to hit southern Florida by Sunday morning.
The hurricane has left some islands mostly uninhabitable and already caused at least 21 deaths. And worse news is that another deadly storm, Hurricane Jose, is sweeping in behind.
As many as 5.6 million people have been told to evacuate from Florida - more than a quarter of the state's population. At least 540,000 people in parts of Georgia were also told to flee as the storm headed towards the American mainland.
It has been difficult to gauge the human cost as many of the islands have lost contact, leaving people unable to tell their families they are safe - if they are.
The British Virgin Islands said they were confident of being able to rebuild after houses were reduced to foundations following the "devastating" storm, as Floridians have either battened down the hatches and planned to ride out the storm or evacuated to a safer state.
As Irma cuts through the Caribbean, two other storms in the region have been upgraded to hurricane status: Katia in the Gulf of Mexico and Jose, which is following Irma in the Atlantic and has some already-battered islands in its expected path.
The other two can be seen on the tracker - the largest storm is Irma.
(Source: The Telegraph)
The category five storm made landfall in Cuba on Saturday morning as it continues to tear across the Caribbean, and is due to hit southern Florida by Sunday morning.
The hurricane has left some islands mostly uninhabitable and already caused at least 21 deaths. And worse news is that another deadly storm, Hurricane Jose, is sweeping in behind.
As many as 5.6 million people have been told to evacuate from Florida - more than a quarter of the state's population. At least 540,000 people in parts of Georgia were also told to flee as the storm headed towards the American mainland.
It has been difficult to gauge the human cost as many of the islands have lost contact, leaving people unable to tell their families they are safe - if they are.
The British Virgin Islands said they were confident of being able to rebuild after houses were reduced to foundations following the "devastating" storm, as Floridians have either battened down the hatches and planned to ride out the storm or evacuated to a safer state.
As Irma cuts through the Caribbean, two other storms in the region have been upgraded to hurricane status: Katia in the Gulf of Mexico and Jose, which is following Irma in the Atlantic and has some already-battered islands in its expected path.
The other two can be seen on the tracker - the largest storm is Irma.
(Source: The Telegraph)
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