Hurricane Irma
Elderly residents die after being trapped at rest home by Hurricane Irma
Eight elderly residents died after spending three days inside their sweltering residential care facility north of Miami when Irma knocked out power and air conditioning. Video, Audio
Macron pledges to rebuild Saint Martin
The French President Emmanuel Macron has pledged to rebuild Saint Martin after the island was devastated by Hurricane Irma. Video, Audio
Aid groups struggle with rising global disasters, conflicts
Aid agencies are facing increasing pressure to keep up with the growing number of disasters and conflicts around the world. Audio
Hurricane Irma 'crazy' - NZer in Miami
New Zealander Chad Bennett was caught in Hurricane Irma. He's from south Auckland and is living north of Maimi in Lighthouse Point with his wife and daughter. They were were able to evacuate, but he… Audio
World Rowing Champs good to go
World Rowing Championship organisers says the Florida event will start on time on the 23rd of this month.
Horses invited inside during Hurricane Irma
Video of two horses brought inside to weather Hurricaine Irma safely in Florida has been viewed more than two million times. Video, Audio
Angry Florida residents demand access to hurricane ravaged home
Desperate to see the damage to their homes, residents gathered at a police checkpoint to demand permission to return to Key Largo, but authorities maintain the roads are still unsafe. Video, Audio
USA correspondent Gabrielle Levy
Gabrielle Levy with the latest from the US on the devastating trail of Hurricane Irma through Florida. Audio
Hurricane Irma brushes through Tampa
Florida has been hit hard by Hurricane Irma, which has now been downgraded to a tropical storm. Low-lying Tampa will have a lot of cleaning up to do, local reporter Amy Hollyfield says. Audio
Irma: Miami recovers after devastation
Hurricane Irma has now been downgraded to a tropical storm. It cut a devastating track across Caribbean islands, killing at least 38 people and in the past 24 hours has pummelled Florida. Audio
Irma: Miami cleans up after devastation
Hurricane Irma has been downgraded to a tropical storm but not before battering Florida and flooding cities right across the state. US correspondent Giles Gibson is in Fort Lauderdale where there's… Audio
Havana flooded as Irma batters Cuba
Parts of Cuba's capital Havana have been turned into canals due to storm surge flooding, and widespread damage has been reported in coastal communities and tourist resorts. Video, Audio
Hurricane Irma hits Florida with huge storm surges
The centre of Hurricane Irma has hit mainland Florida, just south of Naples, amid warnings of storm surges as high as 4.5m.
Hurricane Irma hits Florida with torrential rain, winds
Hurricane Irma has made landfall in Florida, lashing the region with torrential rain and wind. Thirty-six million people are on hurricane watch and one person is believed to have died. US… Audio
Kiwi Anna Wilding in Florida as it prepares for Hurricane Irma
Deadly hurricane Irma has taken lives everywhere it's hit - through the Caribbean, onto Cuba and now it's barrelling towards Florida. Anna Wilding is a Kiwi who has barricaded up in her home in… Audio
Hurricane Irma pummels Caribbean, kills 14 people
Hurricane Irma has pummelled the Turks and Caicos Islands after leaving a trail of destruction across the Caribbean, killing at least 14 people.
Hurricane Irma due to hit Florida over the weekend
After leaving a trail of destruction and death across the northeast Carribean, Hurricane Irma is now starting to lash the Turks and Caicos Islands, before heading towards the Bahamas and then the US… Audio
Hurricane Irma kills 10, bearing down on Cuba
The category five storm is packing winds of 300 kilometres an hour, and is pushing waves up to ten metres high well inland on some islands.. Video, Audio
Death, destruction continues as Hurricane Irma moves north
At least 11 people are dead and structures across the Caribbean have been destroyed as Hurricane Irma sweeps towards Cuba, the Bahamas and the US.
'I just hope home's there tomorrow' - NZer faces Hurricane Irma
Gareth Butler is a New Zealander who lives on the low-lying British Territory of Turks and Caicos Islands, where the hurricane is heading. Audio