Here comes Irma!!

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BREAKING: Officials say at least 3 people have died in the U.S. Virgin Islands, where they say Irma caused 'catastrophic' damage.

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Florida has asked that some 5.6 million of its residents evacuate before Hurricane Irma makes landfall, according to state emergency officials. That amounts to more than a quarter of the state’s population. Andrew Sussman, the state’s hurricane program manager, said that sizable number includes people in the southern half of the state as well as those living in substandard housing in inland Florida. Irma is expected to make landfall this weekend.

Cuba’s northern coast suffered a direct hit from Hurricane Irma early Saturday, with state media reporting widespread damage to buildings. The Esmeraldo Weather Center in Camagüey Archipelago said meteorologists measured winds of up to 124 mph before the weather gauge blew off. Waves were reportedly more than 16 feet high, and hospitals, factories, and warehouses suffered major damage. There were no immediate reports of casualties, but nearly 1 million people were evacuated from Cuba’s northern coast just before Irma hit as a Category 5 hurricane late Friday. The storm was downgraded to a Category 4 as it moved along the coast and headed west through Sancti Spiritus and Villa Clara provinces on Saturday. The center of the storm was about 245 miles from Miami early Saturday, with meteorologists saying wind gusts of up to 65 mph were already blowing through parts of Miami.

[color=rgb(221, 75, 57)] Hurricane Irma's landfall leaves more than 1 million Floridians without power [/color]

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