Hurricane Irma

8 dead at Florida nursing home, governor pledges full investigation

Eight residents die at a Florida nursing home which has been without power since Hurricane Irma and the state governor vows a full investigation into what he calls an "unfathomable" event.

Cuban govt says 10 people killed by Hurricane Irma

At least 10 people were killed after Hurricane Irma tore through Cuba over the weekend, authorities have said in a statement, bringing the death toll in the Caribbean from the ferocious storm to 38.

Massive but weakened Irma lashes Florida with wind, rain

A massive but weakened Hurricane Irma zeroes in on the Tampa Bay region after hammering much of Florida with roof-ripping winds, gushing floodwaters and widespread power outages.

Hurricane Irma's fierce winds blast into Florida

​Hurricane Irma regains strength as it begins pummeling Florida, lashing its southern island chain with hurricane-force wind gusts and threatening landfall within hours.

At least 17 dead as Hurricane Irma ravages Caribbean

Hurricane Irma ripped through the Caribbean, leaving a trail of devastation and killing 17 as it barrelled towards the United States where up to a million people have been told to flee.

7 killed as Hurricane Irma slams Caribbean

Hurricane Irma sowed a trail of deadly devastation through the Caribbean on Wednesday, reducing to rubble the tropical islands of Barbuda and St Martin and claiming at least seven lives.

Tourists evacuate as Category 5 Hurricane Irma nears Caribbean

Officials in Florida's Key West and popular Caribbean tourist islands order people to evacuate as Irma, a "potentially catastrophic" Category Five hurricane, was set to make landfall.

September 14, 2017
September 14, 2017

8 dead at Florida nursing home, governor pledges full investigation

Eight residents die at a Florida nursing home which has been without power since Hurricane Irma and the state governor vows a full investigation into what he calls an "unfathomable" event.

September 11, 2017
September 11, 2017

Cuban govt says 10 people killed by Hurricane Irma

At least 10 people were killed after Hurricane Irma tore through Cuba over the weekend, authorities have said in a statement, bringing the death toll in the Caribbean from the ferocious storm to 38.

September 11, 2017
September 11, 2017

Massive but weakened Irma lashes Florida with wind, rain

A massive but weakened Hurricane Irma zeroes in on the Tampa Bay region after hammering much of Florida with roof-ripping winds, gushing floodwaters and widespread power outages.

September 10, 2017
September 10, 2017

Hurricane Irma's fierce winds blast into Florida

​Hurricane Irma regains strength as it begins pummeling Florida, lashing its southern island chain with hurricane-force wind gusts and threatening landfall within hours.

September 8, 2017
September 8, 2017

At least 17 dead as Hurricane Irma ravages Caribbean

Hurricane Irma ripped through the Caribbean, leaving a trail of devastation and killing 17 as it barrelled towards the United States where up to a million people have been told to flee.

September 7, 2017
September 7, 2017

7 killed as Hurricane Irma slams Caribbean

Hurricane Irma sowed a trail of deadly devastation through the Caribbean on Wednesday, reducing to rubble the tropical islands of Barbuda and St Martin and claiming at least seven lives.

September 6, 2017
September 6, 2017

Tourists evacuate as Category 5 Hurricane Irma nears Caribbean

Officials in Florida's Key West and popular Caribbean tourist islands order people to evacuate as Irma, a "potentially catastrophic" Category Five hurricane, was set to make landfall.