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Hurricane Irma Batters Caribbean

06/09/2017 GMT

BBC World Service - The Newsroom, Hurricane Irma Batters Caribbean

Thousands of people have been evacuated from at-risk areas

Thousands of people have been evacuated from at-risk areas.

Hurricane Irma has destroyed buildings and caused major flooding on several islands in the Caribbean. Also, Aung San Suu Kyi denounces Rohingya 'misinformation' and a flight attendant wins a discrimination case against Aeroflot.

( Picture: Satellite image of Hurricane Irma. Credit: NOAA / Reuters.)

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