7 Sep 2017

Hurricane Irma breaking records and smashing islands

From Afternoons, 1:32 pm on 7 September 2017

We get the latest as Hurricane Irma smashes the Caribbean. Meanwhile people in Florida are being urged to take aggressive action to prepare themselves for its onslaught.

Social media posts show flooding and damage on Saint Martin and, right, Puerto Rico resident Yanina Lopez takes shelter with her family.

Social media posts show flooding and damage on Saint Martin and, right, Puerto Rico resident Yanina Lopez takes shelter with her family. Photo: AFP

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