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Florida braces for powerful Hurricane Irma

10/09/2017 GMT

Florida Braces Itself for Powerful Hurricane Irma

BBC World Service - The Newsroom, Florida Braces Itself for Powerful Hurricane Irma

Emergency preparations are being made in cities in the path of the hurricane

Emergency preparations are being made in the US city of Tampa - which is in the path of the hurricane and considered vulnerable to storm surges.

Hurricane Irma is approaching Florida but water levels are rising on the coast where a huge storm surge is expected. The extreme winds have left a trail of destruction across the Caribbean; Rohingya Muslim rebels in Myanmar have declared a unilateral ceasefire

(Photo: Miami Skyline. Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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