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The Havoc Wrought by Hurricane Irma

07/09/2017 GMT

BBC World Service - World Update, The Havoc Wrought by Hurricane Irma

The powerful category five storm flattens Caribbean islands, leaving at least nine dead. Also: As Facebook hands over evidence of a probable Russian-funded advertising campaign, we ask how influential were they in the US election?

(Photo: People pick up debris as Hurricane Irma howled past Puerto Rico, in Fajardo, Puerto Rico Credit: Reuters)

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