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- Irma batters Cuba and heads towards Florida Keys as a Categroy 3 hurricane
- At least 25 dead
- Donald Trump urges those in the path of Irma to 'Just get out of its way' -
- Irma's course swings slightly west, reducing threat to Miami
- Evacuation zone around Fort Myers in western Florida expanded
- Tornado warning issued for parts of Florida
- Storm surges ofup to 15 feet feared
- 76,000 without electricity
- Irma expected to arrive near Key West at 8am on Sunday
- 4pm curfew takes effect in Broward County, north of Miami
- Hurricane Irma: death toll, devastation and predicted path - everything we know
- British couple 'abandoned' on Sint Maarten
- In pictures: the Caribbean destroyed
- Island by island: How Irma brought havoc to paradise
- Foreign Office hotline for people affected: 020 7008 0000
Powerful winds from Hurricane Irma have begun battering Florida's southern shore ahead of the storm making landfall.
Even though the hurricane's eye is not expected to hit Florida until Monday, gusts of 74 mph were recorded on Key West.
Shortly before 1 am local time Irma was bearing down on Florida as a Category 3 hurricane.
"The storm is here," said Rick Scott, Florida's governor, as he urged people to get out of its path.
A quarter of the state's population have been ordered to evacuate, with 51,000 people hunkered down in 300 shelters as Florida's governor issued a tornado warning.
In all 36 million people are under hurricane watch.
Florida's streets were becoming deserted on Saturday as the state's 20 million people prepared for the arrival of one of the most powerful storms ever to hit their region.
Donald Trump, who gathered his cabinet at Camp David, urged those in the path of the storm to obey all official instructions.
"Just get out of its way," he said. "Property is replaceable but lives are not and safety has to come first."
The U.S. Coast Guard, FEMA and all Federal and State brave people are ready. Here comes Irma. God bless everyone!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 10, 2017
Irma, loitering off the coast of Cuba on Saturday afternoon, had been downgraded to a category three, but the strength was expected to surge once more as it approached the Florida Keys on Sunday morning and scooped up warm, shallow water.
Throughout the day Mr Scott cajoled Floridians to make their escape, before it was too late.
"This state has never seen anything like it."
He made a final plea for people to leave their homes if they were still in at-risk areas.
"I urge everyone to talk to your neighbours, your family and friends," he said.
"Every Floridian should take this seriously and be aggressive to protect your family. Your possessions can be replaced, your life cannot be replaced, your family cannot be replaced.He repeated his plea later in the day.
Here is the current, real-time satellite view of the storm.
"This is your last chance to make a good decision," he said.
The latest projections show that the Florida west coast is now likely to suffer the worst battering with storm surges of up to 15 feet in places.
"Think about that. Fifteen feet is devastating and will cover your house," Mr Scott said.
"That is a life threatening situation."
In Broward County, which includes Fort Lauderdale, a 4pm curfew came into effect. Curfews were also ordered in other parts of the state.
By 1am local time around 200,000 people were without power in Florida.
Eventually it is feared that more than three million people could be left without electricity.
Emergency teams in the Keys were said by local press to be "shaken" by the latest forecasts, which showed it could be the biggest hit on the islands since 1935.
At least 25 people have been killed in the Caribbean as the hurricane left devastation in its wake.
Still a Category 5 storm when it crashed into Cuba in the early hours of Saturday, Irma weakened to Category 3 as it tore along the island's northern coastline, downing power lines, bending palm trees and sending huge waves crashing over sea walls.
The RAF has sent several aid planes to the Caribbean islands after the British territory of the Turks and Caicos Islands was "pummelled" by howling winds of up to 175mph and 20ft waves early on Friday.
Following criticism of its response to the disaster, the Government announced a £32 million aid package spearheaded by the military. Almost 300 military personnel have left the UK as part of Operation Ruman, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said.
Tampa mayor preparing for Irma
"We're prepared for it" Mayor Bob Buckhorn #HurricaneIrma#Tampa#TampaBay#TampaStronghttps://t.co/dCNVpL6p4h via @youtube— Sheetal Sidhu (@SheetalSidhu) September 10, 2017
Hurricane Jose bearing down on Caribbean, but weaker than expected
Another powerful storm, Category Four Hurricane Jose, was heading toward the same string of Caribbean islands Irma has pummeled in recent days, though it was now forecast to be weaker than initially expected.
Less than a week after being slammed by #Irma, Caribbean islands brace for new threat: Hurricane Jose. https://t.co/tKCojZUkzBpic.twitter.com/L5leKs5jSq— ABC News (@ABC) September 10, 2017
The deteriorating weather grounded aircraft and prevented boats from bringing relief supplies to hard-hit islands.
Webcam captures somebody being knocked over by the waves
Even with Irma some way off the Florida coast, the waves are already powerful enough to send somebody flying.
Stay safe! Key West webcam captures person being knocked over by strong waves as Hurricane #Irma nears. https://t.co/DDscixEbcupic.twitter.com/UIs2yPtZvr— ABC News (@ABC) September 10, 2017
Latest advice from the National Hurricane Centre
The centre is warning of an "imminent danger" of a life threatening storm surge and flooding in parts of Florida.
11pm Key Messages about Hurricane #Irmapic.twitter.com/7RV1oiJYdn— NHC Atlantic Ops (@NHC_Atlantic) September 10, 2017
Tampa bracing itself for a tough few weeks
Tampa had not expected to find itself in the storm's path, but the change of trajectory has made the city vulnerable.
"We train for this all year round," Bob Buckhorn, Tampa's mayor told CNN. "We recognise living in Florida this was always a risk."
The risk faced by the city has been exacerbated by the fact that the storm surge is likely to coincide with high tide.
"What we have in Tampa is a predicament. We will emerge from it. But it will be a tough tough few weeks."
Around 140,000 without power
As the winds begin to pound southern Florida, damage is being done to the electrical infrastructure, "We have powerlines down, some transformers are down, but we are holding out," Major Richard Rand of North Miami Beach told CNN,
He estimated that around 140,000 people were without power in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties.
His officers are on the ground to head off the threat of looting. "We are trying to keep away the element we don't want in the city - breaking into our homes and businesses."
Dedicated pet shelter set up in Miami Dade
A school has been converted into a dedicated shelter for pets. Families can leave their animals there before going to a shelter of their own.
Elsewhere Southwest Airlines flew 60 animals stranded by Hurricane Harvey from Houston to San Diego.
Hurricane Irma winds reaching 125mph
Hurricane Irma, which at 10 pm local time was less than 100 miles off Key West, has been strengthening, with winds reaching 125 mph, forecasters said.
Starting to feel the impacts of Hurricane Irma across SFL. #FLwx#Irmapic.twitter.com/mdBh7UdLnP— NWS Miami (@NWSMiami) September 9, 2017
'Time to talk about climate change' says Miami's Republican mayor'
Miami's mayor, Mayor Tomás Regalado, has called on Donald Trump - who once dismissed climate change as a hoax perpetrated by the Chinese - to think again.
"If this isn't climate change, I don't know what is," he said after declaring an emergency in his city.
"This is a truly, truly poster child for what is to come."
"I don't want to be political, but the fact of the matter is that this is a lesson that we need protection from nature," he added. "So, I think this is a lesson for the people to say you know what? We have to be prepared."
Wide ranging power cuts feared
Already 76,000 people are without electricity. It is feared that outages could affect around 9 million people when Irma hits Florida
Winds reach Florida's southern shore
Hurricane Irma's winds have started battering the southern shores of Florida, ahead of making landfall.
"The storm is here," Florida's governor, told a news conference, adding that 25,000 people had already lost power.The full force of the hurricane is not expected until Sunday with Florida's west coast set to face the worst battering with storm surges reaching 15 feet in places.
'Just get out of its way' - Donald Trump
President Donald Trump on Saturday has urged any U.S. residents still in Hurricane Irma's path to "just get out of its way" and not worry about possessions, as he monitored the powerful storm's advance on Florida from the secluded Camp David presidential retreat.
Irma was expected to strike the Florida Keys at daybreak Sunday, with Hurricane Jose following closely behind.
Trump said Irma is a "storm of enormous destructive power and I ask everyone in the storm path to heed all instructions, get out of its way."
"Property is replaceable but lives are not and safety has to come first," Mr Trump said at a Cabinet meeting at the president retreat in Maryland,
"Don't worry about it. Just get out of its way," he said."We've never seen anything like this."
First sightings of a tornado in Fort Lauderdale
Skies are darkening in Fort Lauderdale reports Rob Crilly from the Florida resort amid early sightings of a tornado offshore.
#BREAKING tornado coming ashore then breaks up as it moves off the ocean onto land here in #firstname.lastname@example.com/Brv3ETfGbu— Mike LaCrosse (@MikeLaCrosseWBZ) September 9, 2017
Tornado warning issued in Florida
Rick Scott has spelled out the danger facing the state.
"The cone will cross the Keys early tomorrow and go across our state on Sunday," he said, offering the latest update on Hurricane Irma's path. "Tornadoes are possible in south Florida this evening and central Florida tomorrow."
'This is your last chance to make a good decision'
Florida's governor Rick Scott has made another heartfelt plea to people to get out of the storm's path.
"If you have been ordered to evacuate, you need to leave now.
"This is your last chance to make a good decision," he said. "Don't put yourselves or your families' lives at risk.
"Now is the time to do the right thing for your family." He continued: "Possessions can be replaced, your families and loved ones cannot be replaced."
Trump urges everyone in storm's path to follow instructions
The US president who gathered his cabinet at Camp David has appealed to those in the path of Hurricane Irma to follow all instruction from government officials.
This is a storm of enormous destructive power, and I ask everyone in the storm's path to heed ALL instructions from government officials. pic.twitter.com/nJfM2Sdme1— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 9, 2017
Curfew in Broward County
A curfew went into effect at 4pm across Broward county which lies just north of Miami, covering Fort Lauderdale, reports Rob Crilly.
It comes as all the forecasts suggests Hurricane Irma's path has shifted towards the west coast, providing a let-off for the east.
Authorities are taking great pains to ensure that no-in is complacent about the dangers. "Irma is a huge and dangerous storm system that continues to pose a threat to all of South Florida," said Barbara Sharief, mayor of Broward county, as she announced the curfew. It went into effect as bands of rain arrived with a back sky and gusts of winds reaching 40 mph.
Miami welcomes its first storm baby
With impeccable timing, Nayiri Storm entered the world hours before Irma struck.
With the mother living on Key West, it was something of a race against time.
Welcome to the world baby Nayiri Storm! Glad our officers were able to assist the family safely from hospital to hotel. #PerfectNamepic.twitter.com/Cun2wKmwQ2— Miami-Dade Police (@MiamiDadePD) September 9, 2017
However the baby was safely delivered at Baptist hospital in Kendall and then escorted by police to a hotel where they plan to sit out the hurricane.
Water rising in the Keys
The storm surge water is coming in very fast !! #keywest#irmapic.twitter.com/i2qwAzL0nh— Mike Theiss (@MikeTheiss) September 9, 2017
Tampa-Orlando road opens the hard shoulder to traffic
Florida officials have started allowing people to drive on the shoulders of Interstate 4, the main highway that links Tampa to Orlando.
The Florida Department of Transportation and the Florida Highway Patrol announced the move on Saturday. It came in the aftermath of updated forecasts that show Hurricane Irma taking aim at Tampa.
State officials have been permitting motorists to use shoulders instead of allowing one-way flow on the state's highways. Florida has told more than 6 million to evacuate ahead of the killer storm and the mass exodus has jammed the roads.
Gov. Rick Scott has resisted calls to reverse the flow of lanes.
Georgia's governor authorised one-way traffic in order to help with evacuations in that state.
State officials cautioned that driving on the left-hand shoulder is only allowed when motorists are directed to do so by police and highway signs.
Guantanamo Bay military base escapes 'relatively unscathed'
Guantanamo Bay Navy base got through Hurricane Irma "relatively unscathed," the commander has said, with only a few downed trees and power lines.
Navy Capt. Dave Culpepper told the roughly 5,500 residents through a midday broadcast on Radio Gitmo:
"So far no damage of any significance has been reported or discovered.
"The beaches are all still closed, but we're tracking nicely to get back into full operations here."
He had earlier decided not to send base residents to hardened shelters after tracks showed the storm going north of the base, and no destructive winds were expected.
There was no immediate word from the prison spokesman, Navy Cmdr. John Robinson III, on whether the 1,500 prison staff and their 41 war on terror detainees also escaped the storm unscathed.
Hurricane Irma - in pictures
Donald Trump convenes Cabinet meeting at Camp David
The White House says President Donald Trump and his Cabinet are receiving regular updates on Hurricanes Irma and Jose as they meet at the Camp David presidential retreat.
Elaine Duke, the acting homeland security secretary, is scheduled to provide a full briefing to the president and the rest of his team.
The White House adds that Mr Trump and first lady Melania Trump are keeping everyone who has been affected by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma in their thoughts and prayers. They're also urging the public to closely follow safety advice from local authorities.
The president and first lady invited all Cabinet members and their spouses to the Maryland retreat for the weekend.
Besides hurricane briefings, the White House says Mr Trump also planned to lead a discussion of the administration's priorities.
Latest footage from the Hurricane Hunters
Video from yesterday's flight into #Irma on #NOAA42. Advisories at https://t.co/3phpgKMZaS Credit Rob Mitchell/NOAA pic.twitter.com/75GklRCHep— NOAAHurricaneHunters (@NOAA_HurrHunter) September 9, 2017
Fort Lauderdale dispatch
From Fort Lauderdale, Rob Crilly writes:
The sky turned black as the first storm winds barrelled into southern Florida on Saturday morning.
Fort Lauderdale's city centre was deserted except for a lone police car patrolling the streets. Some businesses had boarded up their windows. The entrances to petrol stations, long since emptied of fuel, were taped off as they were crime scenes.
At Dania Beach Marina, right in the path of any storm surge, Greg Heath said he was preparing to ride out the storm in his 40ft fibre-glass hulled boat the Last Meridian, where he has lived for the past five years.
"I've ridden out three hurricanes and this one will be as dangerous for people inland as it will be for people in boats," he said.
As he lashed down loose gear, he said he planned to dive into a nearby concrete building if things got too dangerous.
"It could be complete devastation," admitted the army veteran. "But I've been to war. I've seen worse in Iraq.
"The idea is that we can come straight back to see what state she is in."
Two surfers used the opportunity to ride some empty waves on Dania Beach, where a family with shovels surreptitiously filled sand bags to protect their home.
Many residents – veterans of previous storms - met the imminent arrival of Irma with a mix of resignation, fatalism and humour.
They gathered at Beach Betty's bar to swap tips and enjoy a last beer before the storm hit.
Harriet Schulte had made her preparations, filling her bathtub with water and wrapping valuables in plastic bags, and said there was nothing to do now but wait.
"We are going to be stuck inside for three days," she said, "so we may as well have a drink now."
The city's airport closed on Friday evening as airlines scrambled to get as many people to safety as they could.
Among those flying in were people who aged parents had retired to Florida and now lived along the path of the storm.
Sharon Meyers Izzo arrived on one of the last flights from New York to help her 90-year-old father and 86-year-old mother to safety. They had so far refused her pleas by telephone to move north and inland to stay with relatives.
"I just hope they agree to go there," she said.
Which countries are affected?
Here is a reminder from the Foreign Office, which has updated its travel advice for:
- Anguilla (British overseas territory)
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Bahamas
- British Virgin Islands (British overseas territory)
- Cuba
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Guadeloupe (French overseas region)
- Haiti
- Martinique (French overseas region)
- Montserrat (British overseas territory)
- St Eustatius and Saba
- St Lucia
- St Maarten (French and Dutch overseas territory)
- St Barthelemy (French overseas territory)
- St Vincent and the Grenadines
- Turks and Caicos Islands (British overseas territory)
Where is Irma?
The hurricane is currently lingering over the northern Cuba coast.
Its forward speed has slowed to 9 mph and it has yet to make the expected big northward turn toward Florida yet. Its maximum sustained winds were 125 mph.
The US National Hurricane Center's latest forecast - which still can change a bit and has a margin of error of dozens of miles - projects Irma's potent eye to make three landfalls into Florida.
- First, there's a projected Sunday morning hit in the Lower Keys.
- Then later, after moving over water, Irma is expected to come ashore around Cape Coral or Fort Myers. From there it is predicted to steam inland go over the highly populated Tampa Bay region.
- After Tampa, Irma is projected to briefly go back out to the Gulf of Mexico and then hit north of Homosassa Springs for a third landfall.
In the following days, Irma is forecast to head through Florida and Georgia into Tennessee.
Dutch PM: Looters will be punished
Mark Rutte, the Dutch prime minister, has issued a stern warning to looters who are roaming the Dutch island of St Martin.
Yet he admitted the situation has "not yet been brought under control".
"Looters must realise that police and defence personnel are ready to take strong action," he said, adding the "circumstances were complicated."
Some 230 Dutch troops are already on the island, and another 100 will arrive by Monday.
If necessary, another 150 will be deployed to the Caribbean, Mr Rutte said.
Irma damages or destroys 70pc of homes in St Martin
AP - Dutch officials: Irma damaged or destroyed 70 per cent of St Martin homes, leaving island vulnerable to Jose's approach.
Cuba battered by the storm
Irma's force was felt on Cuban shores in the early hours of Saturday as it moved in from the east.
Preparations had been underway for days, with farmers hastening to speed the rice and banana harvests and move their cattle to higher ground, and houses boarded up with supplies brought in by the military.
The coastal resorts popular with package tourists were evacuated, with guests on the picture-perfect cays bused to destinations as far away as Varadero, 250 miles to the west. More than 17,600 visitors had been lodged in hotels and private homes in the Jardines del Rey area, the main tourism complex in the country.
Six dolphins from the Delfinario in the resort island of Cayo Guillermo were airlifted to safety, wrapped in wet towels and taken out by helicopter to Cienfuegos.
The town of Baracoa on the far tip, from where the twinkling lights of Haiti are visible on a clear night, was spared – its residents breathing a huge sigh of relief, their town having been shredded by Hurricane Matthew in October.
Wildy Bernot Rodriguez, who owns a bed and breakfast in Baracoa, sheltered dozens of his neighbours in his home, but said they escaped without significant damage.
"It just gave us a nasty scare," he told The Telegraph. "Some houses have been damaged, but nothing too bad, and we think we might have electricity back later today."
Irma then skirted the northern coast, where at around 4pm BST it was 10 miles off the town of Caibarien, with sustained winds of 130 miles per hour. The telephone tower in nearby Cayo Coco doubled over, bent by the force of the winds that also warped instruments at Cuba's meteorological centre.
Patrick Oppman, CNN's Cuba correspondent, was almost blown off the balcony as he broadcast live amid howling gales and torrential rain – the town of 38,000 people, he said, had been evacuated and was inundated, with many single-storey homes under water.
Havana was prepared for flooding, but not expecting significant damage.
Governor Rick Scott, who visited rescue coordinators to thank them for their efforts earlier today, has issued this warning to FL residents
Gov. Rick Scott: "The storm surge comes after the wind. Do not think the storm is over when the wind slows down." https://t.co/phlp5E0BALpic.twitter.com/TQXYgziDAz— ABC News (@ABC) September 9, 2017
This is the scene in the US Virgin Islands, toward the tail end of the storm
#IrmaHurricane2017#HurricaineIrma#USVI#VirginIslands St.Thomas Tillet Gardens Tutu pic.twitter.com/YZrulYPKsd— Iceleg (@Iceleg) 9 September 2017
Drone footage shows deserted towns ahead of landfall
Drone footage reveals ghost towns in Estero Island and Fort Myers Beach in Florida ahead of Irma's approach. https://t.co/FdLWEY6JIWpic.twitter.com/Mg9hD5XpVA— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) 9 September 2017
Hurricane Irma is currently just off the north coast of Cuba, with winds of approx 125mph
Hurricane #Irma 12 pm EDT position update from @NHC_Atlantic. pic.twitter.com/NCrZ50qnWm— NWS Key West (@NWSKeyWest) 9 September 2017
Just in case you were wondering
Don't forget, the Aquarium is closed today! #IrmaHurricane2017#StaySafeTampapic.twitter.com/KzafCkDqC2— The Florida Aquarium (@floridaaquarium) 9 September 2017
Not that everyone needs one
Roosters #evacuating#KeyWest n paper burritos so they don't fight pic.twitter.com/DtQSm76ZtZ#IrmaHurricane2017@gnuman1979@LisaToddSutton— Nancy Mitchell (@NancyWonderful) 9 September 2017
Along with a reminder...
Don't leave your #pets behind. #IrmaHurricane2017#hurricaneirma2017 You are responsible for them, they are part of your family https://t.co/ks9q2YPdHp— Kathleen Rummel (@krummel503) 9 September 2017
Twitter appeals are going out for people to temporarily rehome pets separated from their owners during the storm
Please Do This ..Surviving #IrmaHurricane2017pic.twitter.com/yuFks3CnfQ— Peggy Blair Jr.... (@breezesfl1) 8 September 2017
Here's an exclusive from Nicola Harley, who has tracked down two British couples left behind by US rescue workers
With just one bottle of water left between them and no food, British help is not expected to arrive for a further 48 hours during which time a second hurricane was expected to strike their location
South Florida experiencing heavy winds and rain
Local NBC reporter Amanda Plasencia shares a video of the latest weather conditions in Homestead, in Miami-Dade county just north of the Florida Keys,.
Wind and rain picking up a bit along US1 and SW 328th in #email@example.com/PPd9NYWzCT— Amanda Plasencia (@AmandaNBC6) September 9, 2017
British police head to Caribbean to help maintain law and order
British police officers will be deployed as part of the country's efforts to step up support to the Caribbean islands left devastated by Hurricane Irma, the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) has said.
Following criticism of its response to the disaster, the Government announced a £32 million aid package spearheaded by the military.
Almost 300 military personnel have left the UK as part of Operation Ruman, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said.
The NPCC announced that British police officers will provide support to the British Virgin Islands force as part of the relief effort.
It said two members of the UK police cadre, who support the military in times of international crisis, flew out on Friday, while a further 53 British officers from 14 police forces are due to leave from RAF Brize Norton in co-operation with the MoD.
The officers will support the local police force to maintain law and order, as well as helping to find missing people, including British nationals, the NPCC explained.
Royal Marines board Voyager aircraft @RAFBrizeNorton for flight to Caribbean in support of OP RUMAN #HurricaneIrma#Irma#Irma2017pic.twitter.com/IWZRbmFHBQ— RAF Brize Norton (@RAFBrizeNorton) September 8, 2017
Donald Trump upsets Republicans with large emergency aid package
President Donald Trump ignored seething Republicans and made good on his deal with Democrats, signing legislation that links $15.3 billion in disaster aid to an increase in the US borrowing limit.
The law is a first installment in replenishing depleted federal emergency coffers. Trump signed it Friday as Hurricane Irma approached Florida and as Texas picks up the pieces after the devastation of Harvey. All 90 votes in opposition were cast by Republicans, some of whom hissed and booed administration officials who went to Capitol Hill to defend the package.
Conservative Republicans were upset that Trump cut the disaster-and-debt deal with Democratic leaders with no offsetting budget cuts.
"You can't just keep borrowing money," said GOP Rep. Jeff Duncan of South Carolina. "We're going to be $22 trillion in debt."
The aid measure, which passed the House on a vote of 316-90, was the first injection of emergency money that could rival or exceed the $110 billion federal response after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, though future aid packages may be more difficult to pass. The legislation also finances the government through Dec. 8.
Beyonce returns to home state of Texas to volunteer after Hurricane Harvey
Beyonce has returned to her home town of Houston to serve food to people affected by Hurricane Harvey.
The superstar was joined by her mother Tina and her Destiny's Child bandmate Michelle Williams to work on a production line of volunteers giving meals to families devastated by the floods.
In a video shared by Tina on Instagram, Beyonce can be seen sporting plastic gloves to serve green beans into polystyrene containers.
In the caption, she said it was the third stop of the day after her daughter sponsored a luncheon for 400 people affected by the hurricane at her local church St John's, before they paid a visit to the George R Brown convention centre to meet people displaced by the flooding.
She added: "It was fun unloading the truck and organising the sizes. Please keep the donations coming! Thats Michelle Williams at the beginning of line, serving the chicken, Beyonce on Green beans and me on bread duty. Ingrid over there serving deserts."
'Our state has never seen anything like it'
Rick Scott, Florida's governor, is giving a press conference now. "The storm is here," he says. "Nearly 25,000 have already lost power. It continues to remain a Category force storm. A deadly storm. This state has never seen anything like it."
He made a final plea for people to leave their homes if they were still in at-risk areas. "I urge everyone to talk to your neighbors, your family and friends," Scott said. "Every Floridian should take this seriously and be aggressive to protect your family. … Your positions can be replaced, your life cannot be replaced, your family cannot be replaced."
What's real and what's not
With so many hoaxes and "fake news" circulating on social media about the hurricanes, the US's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has had to create a "rumour control page".
For example, this one on Pets and Shelters:
There are reports emergency shelters are required to accommodate pets and service animals belonging to people who have evacuated. This is TRUE.
There are also reports hotels are required to accommodate pets for people who have evacuated. This is FALSE.
'Damaging winds' reach south Florida
Hurricane Irma's winds have slowed slightly while it rakes Cuba, but the massive storm is expected to strengthen again as it approaches Florida.
The US National Hurricane Center in Miami said Saturday morning that Irma remained a Category 4 storm with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph. Forecasters expect the storm to pick strength back up as it moves away from Cuba.
Meteorologists say damaging winds from Irma's outer bands were already arriving in South Florida.
The Center says the eye of powerful Hurricane Irma is expected to hit southwest Florida and Tampa sometime Sunday, but the entire state will feel the storm's effects.
Hurricane Center spokesman and meteorologist Dennis Feltgen said Saturday that while Miami won't get the core of Irma it will still get life-threatening hurricane conditions.
Caribbean islands: before and after Hurricane Irma
From Anguilla and Barbuda to the British and US Virgin Islands; powerful footage shows the devastation caused by Hurricane Irma.
Foreign and Commonwealth Office latest update
The FCO Twitter account just tweeted: "Situation could deteriorate. Our ability to assist you may be limited. Consider travel plans carefully."
Following a meeting of the Government's emergency Cobra committee, Prime Minister Theresa May said: "I heard directly from our consul general in Miami about the support that is being given to British nationals living in Florida and also British tourists in Florida.
"We are, of course, working with the US authorities to ensure that every support is available and everything can be done before Hurricane Irma reaches Florida."
Highly-trained soldiers have arrived in The Caribbean and are delivering immediate aid following #HurricaneIrmapic.twitter.com/gAkpOLlHN7— British Army (@BritishArmy) September 9, 2017
Hurricane Jose still to come
Just to remind readers, it's not just Irma that is still posing a threat. Hurricane Jose is coming in behind her and is forecast to hit islands already ravaged by Irma – including Barbuda, Anguilla, St Maarten, St Martin and St Barthélemy – from later today. Hurricane Jose, currently a category four, is "almost category five", the US National Hurricane Center has said.
Meanwhile, Katia, which had been a category one hurricane whenit made landfall in Mexico – has been downgraded to a tropical storm.
Ernest Hemingway museum staff defy evacuation orders
Staff at Ernest Hemingway's home in Florida have vowed to ride out Hurricane Irma, in the hope of safeguarding the property and its famous six-toed cats.
The 19th Century Hemingway Home Museum in Key West has been boarded up and employees are hunkering down, with the storm heading straight for them.
But 10 staff members including 72-year-old manager Jacqui Sands are staying behind to look after home and its dozens of polydactyly (CORR) felines, which are all descendants of the late author's own cats. Full story here.
British family in eye of hurricane 'lucky to be alive'
A British woman has told how her cousin and family are "lucky to be alive" after they survived being in the eye wall of Hurricane Irma.
Sasha Joyce and her father, her husband Brendan and their children sheltered in her father's house as the storm tore across the island of Tortola in the British Virgin Islands.
The adults lay on top of the children, aged two and four, to protect them as the winds battered the house.
When they emerged, the other rooms had been swept away, with only the room they had sheltered in surviving.
Sasha's cousin Clare Parker, who lives in London, said:
My aunt and uncle have lived in the British Virgin Islands for nearly 50 years and have survived many many hurricanes, but they realised that this was a hugely significant one and took all the precautions, they shuttered up and took shelter in a back bedroom that's the most secure.
They were all in that room with the adults lying on top of the small children. When they came out, the eye wall of the tornado had ripped the concrete house apart. They walked out of there alive, which is miraculous and we are so grateful for. They are feeling lucky to be alive.
She said more aid is vital to help the people on the islands, with food and generators among the things needed.
Irma has torn a destructive trail through several British territories, with the British Virgin Islands said to have born the brunt of the damage.
The death toll from Irma has risen to 20, with four more people believed to have died on the British Virgin Islands, it is reported.
Mr Joyce, 44, from Glasgow, has lived on the island for more than 10 years and works as a marina manager at Nanny Cay.
His wife Sasha, 34, is from the island and his children Keiran, four, and Aiden, two, were born there.
His sister Frances Joyce, from Glasgow, has spoken to him and said he is devastated by what has happened and worried for the future.
She said: "The first time he phoned, he phoned me in tears and said 'we're alive, there's nothing else'.
"He is really worried about food and shelter, and worried about how it's going to pan out.
"They have two little boys as well, so they are trying to keep them calm.
Frozen actor helps co-star's family stuck in Florida
Frozen star Josh Gad has described his co-star Kristen Bell as "an angel sent from above" after she helped his family who were caught up in Hurricane Irma.
Gad, who voices snowman Olaf in the animated hit, said Bell arranged for a hotel room for his parents when they were stranded in Florida as the US state braced for the storm to hit.
He shared a picture of Bell, who voices Princess Anna in the film, with his parents:
No joke. @IMKristenBell just literally saved my parents, my brothers and entire family from #HurricaineIrma - you are an angel. I adore you. pic.twitter.com/XGWuOCjonB— Josh Gad (@joshgad) September 9, 2017
"When they were stranded in Florida, she got them a hotel room at her hotel in Orlando and saved them, my brothers, my sister-in-law and niece and nephew.
"They don't make them like this girl. Thank you Kristin. You are truly an angel sent from above. And thank you @ewablueeyes for bother her when I asked you not to!!!!"
Bell said she had been moved by the community spirit she witnessed as she prepared to hunker down in Orlando to wait out the hurricane.
She shared a photograph of herself at the supermarket stocking up on food and bottled water, captioning it: "Last run to the store for Irma hurricane holdover prep while bracing down in orlando- we didn't have the option to leave so here we are.
A little good news
The National Hurricane Centre says Irma has weakened slightly to a Category 4 hurricane, as it moves over the Camaguey Archipelago of Cuba.
Irma had briefly regained Category 5 strength late Friday, but now has maximum sustained winds of 155 mph. The hurricane is about 245 miles from Miami and moving about 12 mph toward the west-northwest.
In the Atlantic, Hurricane Jose is a Category 4 hurricane, about 190 miles east-southeast of The Northern Leeward Islands, moving toward the islands at 13 mph with winds reaching 150 mph.
In the Gulf of Mexico, Hurricane Katia made landfall late Friday north of Tecolutla, Mexico and weakened to a tropical storm. By early Saturday morning it was 135 miles (217 kilometers) south of Tampico, Mexico, moving sluggishly at only 2 mph near the Sierra Madre Mountains with maximum winds of 40 mph. It was expected to weaken further throughout the day.
Sir Richard Branson's son appeals for help for devastated island
Sam Branson, son of Virgin billionaire Richard Branson, says he is heading to the British Virgin Islands, where his family owns an island, and has put out an appeal asking others to come help. "If you have boats, then please get them to the BVI," he says on a video posted on Instagram. The Branson family was caught up in the hurricane and were forced to take shelter in the cellar of their property on Necker Island.
"Going to be harrowing to see my home and so many others beloved place so decimated but will do all I can to get aid to the people that need it most!' the 32-year-old photographer says.
Cruise to nowhere
A Norwegian Escape cruise ship, with about 4,000 guests on board, departed from Miami on Saturday, Sept. 2, and was scheduled to return a week later, after making stops in Honduras, Belize and Mexico.
The boat made it to the Honduran island of Roatan on Monday and Belize the following day. But on Tuesday, passengers were told that their ports of call at Mexico's Cozumel island and the Costa Maya had been cancelled and that they would be returning to Florida briefly and that those who could get off should.
Hundreds had no reason to get off, however, and knew that competing with Florida residents evacuating the state ahead of the storm for rental cars and flights was a losing proposition. So they chose a second option: a "cruise to nowhere."
The Escape headed back out to sea Thursday evening, with a new manifest of about 4,000 that included some of the original passengers as well as some fellow travelers who disembarked early from another ship called the Norwegian Sky. They, too, had decided to prolong their seagoing adventures.
The cruisers have no idea where they are headed or when they will return. A lot of it, they were told, would be up to Irma: which path she decides to take and how long she lingers.
"We said to guests that we cannot confirm when or where you'll be coming back, but obviously we'll make every effort to return the ship to port as soon as it's safe to do so," said Norwegian Cruise Line spokeswoman Vanessa Picariello.
Correspondent tweets 'holy hell' in Cuba
Patrick Oppman, CNN's Cuba correspondent, is live-tweeting his night caught in Hurricane Irma. Here are some of it:
Cat 5 Irma battering Cuba right now, watching waves roll down street I walked yesterday.
Pitch dark and the wind screaming. What a night. Water is half way up the 1st floor of house I am in. We should be fine, many others will not.
Irma giving Cuba holy hell right now; winds do not let up.
Irma is giving Cuba holy hell right now. Winds keep getting stronger.
Flood waters surround house me and my team are in & going up. Will be here for a while.— Patrick Oppmann CNN (@CNN_Oppmann) September 9, 2017
Cuba walloped
Hurricane Irma walloped Cuba's northern coast this morning as a Category 5 storm.
Irma struck Camaguey Archipelago with 160 mph winds early on Saturday, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said, after upgrading the storm late on Friday to its most powerful classification.
The scenes along Cubas north central coast were gradually coming to resemble the horrors of those of other Caribbean islands over the last week as Irma barreled in for a direct hit at Ciego de Avila province around midnight.
#BREAKING JUST IN: MULTIPLE injuries reported in Cuba after Category 5 #HurricaneIrma strikes. #Irma#Irma2017pic.twitter.com/ORPJv8e5mq— Irma Updates (@HuIrmaUpdates) September 9, 2017
Choppy seas, grey skies, sheets of rain, bending palm trees, huge waves crashing over sea walls and downed power lines filled state-run televisions evening news cast.
Irma was forecast to bring dangerous storm surges of up to 10 feet to parts of Cuba's northern coast and the central and northwestern Bahamas.
Irma vs Florida's last big hurricane Andrew
Florida Governor Rick Scott has warned that Hurricane Irma, which was barreling toward Florida on Friday, could be more damaging than 1992's Hurricane Andrew which caused more than $26 billion in devastation in the state.
Following are some facts about hurricanes Irma and Andrew:
- In 1992, Hurricane Andrew blasted the southern part of Florida as it moved from east to west, spending about four hours over the state. By comparison, Scott warned this week that Irma was wider than all of Florida and could swamp it from coast to coast, during a northward push through the state.
"Remember, Hurricane Andrew is one of the worst storms in the history of Florida," Scott said at a news conference. "This is much worse and more devastating on its current path."
- Hurricane Irma could hit the Florida Keys as a Category 5, which is the highest ranking for a storm's severity, with sustained winds of 160 miles per hour (258 km per hour). Andrew made landfall as a Category 5 with maximum sustained winds of 145 miles per hour (233 km/h), according to the National Weather Service.
- Andrew damaged or destroyed 126,000 single-family houses and ripped apart 9,000 mobile homes, according to the National Weather Service. It also caused property damage in Louisiana after sweeping through the Gulf of Mexico.
- Irma is larger than Andrew and it could leave 100,000 people without shelter, Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Brock Long warned at a news conference.
Everything we know so far
Irma, one of the most powerful Atlantic storms in a century, made landfall on Cuba late on Friday night and latest projections indicate it should reach the Florida Keys between 5am and 7am on Sunday.
It was expected to hit Florida on Sunday morning, bringing massive damage from wind and flooding to the fourth-largest state by population. A historic evacuation, including from areas around Miami, has been made more difficult by clogged highways, gasoline shortages and the challenge of moving older people in the top retirement destination. For more information click here.
How Irma looks from space
Astronaut tweets sobering photo of Hurricane Irma from space https://t.co/GRtuy6Eo8tpic.twitter.com/vTczuAMGs4— CNET (@CNET) September 9, 2017
Latest images from the National Weather Service
Through 1 AM, expect NE gusts up to 50 mph with approaching band of showers/storms. #FLKeys#flwxpic.twitter.com/jxDAMtFQJ4— NWS Key West (@NWSKeyWest) September 9, 2017
Hurricane Katia makes landfall in eastern Mexico
Hurricane Katia made landfall in eastern Mexico late Friday, US forecasters said, just as the country grappled with its worst earthquake in a century.
The storm had weakened to a Category One storm - the lowest on the five-level Saffir-Simpson scale - by the time it reached the state of Veracruz in the Gulf of Mexico.
At 0300 GMT, the storm was located 185 kilometers northwest of Veracruz with maximum sustained winds of 120 kilometers (75 miles) per hour, according to the US National Hurricane Center.
It was moving west-southwest at 11 kilometers per hour, and was projected to pour 10 to 15 inches of rain over northern Veracruz, eastern Hidalgo and Puebla.
Donald Trump approves another emergency declaration
The US president announced a further emergency declaration, this time for the Seminole tribe in Florida.
Around 2,000 live on six reservations in the state - located in Hollywood, Big Cypress, Brighton, Immokalee, Ft. Pierce, and Tampa.
In common with many other native American tribes, Seminoles enjoy considerable autonomy, which is why they made a separate appeal for an emergency declaration.
Hurricane expected to hit Florida Keys on Sunday morning
Irma is expected to make landfall on the Florida Keys, a coral cay archipelago located off the southern coast of the state, between 5am and 7am on Sunday. A mandatory evacuation is already in place, with residents being warned that they are likely to be cut off from the American mainland once Irma strikes.
PLEASE! If you live in the Key's, time is running out!!! You still have time to evacuate! #Irma is a life threatening storm!!! #FLkeyspic.twitter.com/66fU1ehjES— NWS Key West (@NWSKeyWest) September 9, 2017
The National Weather Service has issued a stark warning to the 73,000 residents that nobody will be safe once Irma strikes.
Irma makes landfall in Cuba
Hurricane Irma strengthened and made landfall in Cuba on Friday as a Category 5 storm.
Irma struck Camaguey Archipelago with 160 mph (260 kph) winds late on Friday, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in an advisory. Category 5 is the NHC's most powerful designation.
British consulate in Miami helping UK citizens
With an estimated 400,000 British residents and thousands more tourists in Florida, David Prodger, the British consul general is leading staff helping nationals on the ground.
Our team at Miami airport are continuing to support British nationals. Pictured issuing an emergency passport to help a Brit get home. pic.twitter.com/n6eMeiZCHW— UK in Florida ���� (@UKinFlorida) September 9, 2017
A team has been deployed at Miami airport to help people get back to the UK safely.
Holy scrolls rescued from Florida Synagogue
Six Torahs - including two which survived the Holocaust - have been taken to safety ahead of Irma hitting Florida.
The scrolls belong to the Temple Beth Orr, a congregation of 325 families in Coral Springs, a town 20 miles northwest of Fort Lauderdale.
Two of the Torahs date back to the 1780s and were once used in what was then Czechoslovakia.
They were stripped from a synagogue in Strážnice and kept in a warehouse before being taken to London and then, in the 1980s, lent to the temple in Florida.
With the Florida synagogue lacking shutters urgent measures were needed to protect the precious artefacts.
"You have to think of them as being as fragile as human life," said Marci Bloch, the temple's senior rabbi told the Miami Herald.
Man dies in Florida while preparing for Irma
Hurricane Irma claimed its first victim in Florida even before making landfall. A 57-year old man was killed after falling from a ladder while installing storm shutters at his home in Davie.
Airlines warn of massive disruption
Getting away from Florida by air will prove difficult with airlines warning that services will face massive disruption.
The cost of some fares has already soared with British Airways, for example, quoting $2,884 (£2,185) for a one-way economy trip from Miami to London on its first available flight on Tuesday.
Virgin Atlantic has economy class seats available on Monday to London from Miami for $1,656.60 (£1,255).
Both airlines are warning of significant disruption to their services.
Virgin has told passengers who have booked flights to 25 Caribbean and Florida destinations up until September 17 that they can reschedule or switch to another destination.
British Airways has made a similar offer for passengers on flights to Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Tampa, and Orlando up until September 17.
BA customers can also use the value of their ticket towards an alternative destination on its network if they no longer wish to travel to or from Florida.
Trump speaks to French president Macron
Donald Trump has spoken to his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron to extend his condolences for the loss of life on St. Barthélemy and St. Martin, the White House said.
Alabama issues state of emergency
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has issued a state of emergency ahead of Hurricane Irma.
The remnants of the deadly hurricane are currently projected to sweep into Alabama and Georgia by Monday morning, bringing strong winds and rain.
The governor said even though it appears Alabama will escape the brunt of the storm, the state will certainly be affected by the tropical system.
"We must be ready to respond, no matter what comes our way," Ivey said.
5.6 million people told to evacuate Florida
Florida has asked 5.6 million people to evacuate ahead of Hurricane Irma, or more than one quarter of the state's population, according to state emergency officials.
Andrew Sussman, the state's hurricane program manager, said the total includes people throughout the southern half of the state as well as those living in inland Florida in substandard housing who were also told leave due to the dangerous storm that will slam the state this weekend.
Florida is the nation's third-largest state with nearly 21 million people according to the U.S. Census.
For days Gov. Rick Scott has been urging residents to evacuate, especially those who live in coastal areas that could be flooded due to the walls of water expected from Irma's arrival.
At least 540,000 people have been told to evacuate from parts of Georgia.
'This is a storm that will kill you'
The National Hurricane Center is warning Floridians that even if the storm seems to moving away from the East Coast in the latest tracks, don't get complacent, AP reports.
"This is a storm that will kill you if you don't get out of the way," said National Hurricane Center meteorologist and spokesman Dennis Feltgen.
Feltgen says the storm has a really wide eye, with hurricane-force winds that cover the entire Florida peninsula and potentially deadly storm surges on both coasts.
"Everybody's going to feel this one," Feltgen said.
Britain's US ambassador: People's safety is the number one concern of British and US authorities
British Ambassador Kim Darroch issued the following statement:
This is a message to all British nationals in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina: If you are in the path of Hurricane Irma, please follow the advice of state and local authorities, including any evacuation orders.
Hurricane Irma has already brought devastation in its wake, and my thoughts are with all those affected, particularly those in Anguilla, the British Virgin Islands, and Turks and Caicos.
Irma is the most powerful storm to hit the Atlantic, and people's safety is the number one concern of British and US authorities. We are working with state and US authorities to ensure that support is available and everything can be done before Hurricane Irma reaches Florida. Teams of staff have been at airports in the affected area providing advice and support to British nationals, and additional staff are on standby to provide assistance once the hurricane has passed.
As well as Florida, much of Georgia, coastal areas of South Carolina, and parts of North Carolina are in Irma's projected path. Authorities in all four states have declared a state of emergency. In Florida, mandatory evacuations are widespread throughout the state (check here for details). In Georgia, the authorities have issued mandatory evacuation orders for all areas east of I-95, all of Chatham County and some areas west of I-95.
Again, if you are in the path of the hurricane, please follow the advice of local authorities, including any evacuation orders. And continue to check the Foreign Office's travel advice.
If you evacuate, please get in touch with your family and tell them your plans. And if you are in need of help from the Foreign Office, or are concerned about others, call our emergency hotline on +44 207 008 0000.
Florida gun owners encouraged to 'shoot the storm' and fire their guns at Hurricane Irma
A Florida man who suggested shooting guns at Hurricane Irma out of "stress and boredom" has found that his idea has captured peoples' imaginations - with over 46,000 signing up to join in, Harriet Alexander writes.
Hurricane Irma is due to hit Florida on Saturday, and the state is currently experiencing the largest ever mass evacuation due to a hurricane in American history.
But Ryon Edwards, 22, came up with a novel way of amusing himself during the storm: firing bullets into it.
He started a Facebook "event", and as of Friday evening 46,000 people say they are interested.
"A combination of stress and boredom made me start the event," he told the BBC.
"The response is a complete and total surprise to me.
"I never envisioned this event becoming some kind of crazy idea larger than myself. It has become something a little out of my control."
Graphics suggesting how to shoot at a hurricane have sprung up online, with the suggestion that if you fire correctly the bullet might not come back and kill you.
Since Mr Edwards came up with his "masterplan", other similar Facebook pages have been created - including one suggesting using flame throwers to scare away the storm.
"It's time we took a stand against this bully!" reads the event description. "This is our home, nobody drives us out of our own territory.
"Join me in this fight as we shoot flames at Hurricane Irma and dissipate her on the spot."
US military mobilises thousands of troops for Irma effort
The US military is mobilising thousands of troops and deploying several large ships to aid with evacuations and humanitarian relief, as the air force removed scores of planes from the region.
The governors of Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands and Florida have together activated nearly 14,000 National Guard personnel to support search-and-rescue missions and evacuations, a Pentagon statement read.
Meanwhile, the USS Kearsarge and the USS Oak Hill - an amphibious assault ship and a dock landing ship - are being sent to aid in relief efforts.
Disney World shuts down for Hurricane Irma
Florida's major theme parks are planning to close as Hurricane Irma approaches the state.
Officials at Walt Disney World in Orlando announced on Friday afternoon that its parks will close on Saturday and remain closed until Tuesday.
Universal Orlando announced on its website that it will close at 7 p.m. on Saturday and will remain closed until Tuesday.
SeaWorld in Orlando and Busch Gardens, which is in Tampa, also announced plans to shut down at 5 p.m. on Saturday and remain closed until Tuesday.
Last October, the theme parks also closed down for Hurricane Matthew, which skirted Florida's southeast coast.
US waives restrictions to ease fuel transport
The Homeland Security Department is temporarily waiving federal restrictions on foreign ships' transportation of cargo in order to help distribute fuel to states and territories affected by hurricanes Harvey and Irma.
In a statement, acting Homeland Security Secretary Elaine Duke said, "This is a precautionary measure to ensure we have enough fuel to support lifesaving efforts, respond to the storm, and restore critical services and critical infrastructure." The seven-day waiver specifically affects shipments of refined products, such as gasoline, in hurricane-affected areas.
The Jones Act prohibits such shipments between US points aboard foreign vessels. The last such waiver was in December 2012, for petroleum products delivered after Hurricane Sandy.
Authorities battle looting as Caribbean aid efforts continue
Hundreds of police reinforcements and rescue teams began arriving on St Martin, an island divided between France and the Netherlands, amid reports of pillaging and shortages of drinking water, food and fuel, AFP reports.
An AFP photographer saw a crowd of around a dozen people breaking into a mini-supermarket in the Quartier-d'Orleans area of the island on Thursday.
The Dutch newspaper Algemeen Dagblad on Friday quoted a witness as saying that "people armed with revolvers and machetes are in the streets... No-one is safe."
"The situation is serious," Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said, when questioned about the looting.
"We will not abandon Sint Maarten," he vowed, referring to the island's alternative name in Dutch.
French Overseas Territories Minister Annick Girardin reported that "pillaging took place right in front of us" during a trip she made on Thursday to St Martin, where a majority of the 80,000 inhabitants have lost their homes.
Two men, one them a junior officer in the border police, were arrested overnight as they were stealing boating equipment, police said Friday.
Trump: US is 'prepared at the highest level' to deal with Irma
President Donald Trump says the US is "prepared at the highest level" to deal with Hurricane Irma.
Mr Trump spoke briefly to reporters on Friday before boarding Marine One to travel to Camp David for the weekend. He told reporters, "Hopefully everything will go well."
After struggling to hear the shouted questions from reporters, he says that while the storm is "a really bad one," the US is prepared for the dangerous major hurricane heading toward Florida.
Mr Trump received a briefing on Irma earlier in the day. He is spending the weekend at the government-owned mountain retreat in Maryland where he'll monitor the storm and hold a Cabinet meeting on Saturday.
British response to Hurricane Irma 'found wanting', senior MPs say, as Royal Navy arrives in Caribbean
Britain's response to Hurricane Irma has been "found wanting" and many British territories in the Caribbean are in "grave need", senior MPs have warned, Ben Farmer and Steven Swinford report.
Tom Tugendhat, a Tory MP and chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, and Stephen Twigg, a Labour MP and chairman of the International Development Committee, warned that the UK's response "requires improvement".
In a letter to Boris Johnson, the Foreign Secretary, and Priti Patel, the International Development Secretary, they say that the arrival of HMS Ocean in a fortnight's time will be "later than any of us would have wished".
They say in the letter: "The devastation caused by Hurricane Irma has been greater than expected. It has left thousands without shelter, power, and the supplies needed to survive. It has also seen many responses tested, and some found wanting."


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Baby Shower Day
It's said that "It takes a village to raise a child, but it also takes one to raise parents." Michael and I are so thankful for our village!
Our baby shower was an amazing day full of so much love! We're so thankful and happy that so many of our friends took time out of their Saturday afternoon to celebrate Baby Wolfe with us.
We feel so blessed to be bringing Baby Wolfe into such a loving group of people he or she will call Family and Friends. Infinite Thank You's to Jenn's Mom and Dad for hosting the shower! A speical thank you to Auntie Cathie who came all the way from the San Francisco Bay area for our special day. A thanks to Trish for getting crafty with Jenn's mom as they executed the hot air balloon theme wonderfully. Last but not least, a giant thank you to Jenn's friend Sarah for making a cute activity which turned into lasting mementos.
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Your sewing pouch is soooo funky! Love the cartoon cover and using stiff interfacing sounds like a great idea. Hope this comes to FQR with you!ReplyDelete
I love it, the perfect use for your AH fabric!ReplyDelete
Don't put it down at Retreat or i'll have it! Just kidding, but i do love it!ReplyDelete
I love the pouch, very handy. What with your Art Student Tote and this you are tempting me to make more and more 'just gotta have' bags for Retreat :-) Not sure about the iPad to Mac thing, I suppose you could download it to the iPad then email it to yourself...?Ack no, you've no internet, that wont work.ReplyDelete
Love your sewing pouch, and the Alexander Fabric is just perfect. Not sure on iPads (I don't have one - boo!) but I don't see why, if you have it on the iPad you couldn't copy it across - it plugs in almost like a USB doesn't it?! I guess it's whether or not you'd need iTunes, which might be tricky with no internet?!ReplyDelete
cant u print with an ipad ? my phone lets me print to my printerReplyDelete
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It's marvellous! Hope you've sorted the pattern quandary by now...ReplyDelete
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Five years after Fighting Wildfires, she released a new album. High Solitary is out now via Swedish label 1631 Recordings. "With this album I return to my roots. Just the piano and I, no band behind me. But on my own terms: the vocals contemporary pop, the piano classical." "My mom told me that when I was three years old I used to hang around the piano all day," LAVALU says. "The moment I could reach the keys, I got to go to piano lessons."


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Fabric #2 is a cast composite sculpture that plays with the iconography of power, order and concepts of hazard and authority. The topographical chequered grid emphasises the underlying corporeal form but also disrupts and disguises it. This landscaped form seeks to be anonymous and hidden but also becomes 'coded', pinned down by the highly contrasting surface.
The duality of intention and outcome displayed in this sculpture was influenced by the Cosmati brothers' opus sectile (cut marble) floors from c1300 Rome and also the Dazzle ships from the First World War. Fabric #2 began as a constructed wooden sculpture, cut and carved to become a rhythmic negative and positive repeat form. The rhythmical movement having a freedom of intention but also a constraint to conform to the repeat pattern. Fabric #2 was cast in plaster and recast in paper and polymer composite and then painted. Elements of humour and pop iconography are evident in this work.
James and Eleanor Avery have been collaborating on large scale sculpture, installation and public art projects since 2004. James has a first class BA honours degree in Fine Art and an MA from the University of Warwick, UK (1993). Eleanor has a first class BA honours degree and an MA in Fine Art from the Birmingham City University, UK (2000). They are currently based in Brisbane. Their work explores hierarchies and value systems which they reinterpret and reformulate with a sense of humour and postmodern irony. Their practice is strongly collaborative and occasionally competitive, and is driven by this congruence of friction and accord. They use high end fabrication methods in conjunction with a low tech craft approach to explore these oppositional but interconnected conditions.
James and Eleanor exhibit their work internationally with recent exhibitions in Brisbane, Sydney and Rome. Studio residencies include the Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris (2011 Power Institute for the Arts); The British School at Rome (2008 Australia Council); Artspace, Sydney (2007); and Spike Island, Bristol, UK (2005). They have four significant permanent public artworks in Brisbane and Sydney and works held in major collections including Artbank and the Nomas Foundation in Rome.
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The main salon floor is light filled and welcoming with Classic Jazz music playing softly in the background. Each treatment room has a serene, relaxing feel to it and the exotic decor creates a sense that you are far far away– perfect for those full body massages!
As well as all of the above, Hannah also offers bridal makeup, so for all you brides-to-be, I would recommend booking an appointment and trying out the award winning mineral make-up, Lily Lilo.
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BARK is a company building products, experiences, and entertainment for dogs and the people who love them. The lasting brand that Disney has built for kids and families, BARK is building for the fast-growing market of dog people.
Our ambition-level is high, the opportunity is huge, and our love for dogs is through the roof! We launched in 2011 with BarkBox, a monthly themed subscription of all-natural treats and clever toys. Since then, we've shipped more than 50 million toys and treats to the dogs across the world and use all of that direct customer feedback to inform new initiatives and ways to make dogs happier.
But what kind of company is BARK? It's a company that has gone to the dogs. We are committed to a culture that is open, inclusive, generous, and enthusiastic — just like our pups. United by this dog-obsession, we embrace diversity of all stripes and spots. If your camera roll is 90% pictures of your dog, you belong here.
At BARK, we know that dogs aren't pets; they're family. Our people – crazy dog people – believe that their dogs deserve the best. The best treats, the best toys, the best seat on the couch. Together, we're driven to be the people our dogs think we are.
We're sniffing for a Product Designer (Mid-Senior level) in our New York City office. BARK is a fast-growing business for people who absolutely love dogs. As a Product Designer at Bark, you will use your expertise to help evolve the user experience and product vision for our existing and future product lines.


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Wednesday, February 1, 2012
February 1st.... wow!
I did finish my august page in my Creative Sistah's Journal.. For me August is special as it's my oldest daughter's birthday.. after miscarriages and a stillborn son at term I didn't think I would ever have any kids.. She was meant to be here and the joy that she has brought me is immeasurable..I think this is my favorite book of all time.. My Mom had given it to the kids when they were small and I still can't read it without having a cry..
Tolentreasures is having a giveaway.. one of her lovely paintings..if you haven't checked out her blog yet.. do so.. you'll love it! Lots of crafty ideas and fun!
I did get a few signs painted.. can you tell I'm in Amma mode?? lol the most popular names for grandmother's around here are Amma, Baba, Nana and Grandma.. what about where you are? I do get request for Oma occasionally.. so here's a sample of one of them.. hoping to get them up in my Etsy shop soon..those write ups just kill me....and figuring out the postage.. ugh....it makes no sense to me that if it fits in a bubble envelope and slides thru that slot... just because it's not paper in the envelope it has to go as a parcel???? why??? and therefore more expensive to send...
Over the past couple of days it has snowed about 4 inches.. but the temps are rising.. they are predicting around 0c for the next week.. what a wonderful way to start February!!! And at work on Monday I put out the Seed display.. sure sign that spring is coming....Now I know I had things on a list that I wanted to say or do on my next post.. but not sure where the list went..lol So this is it for me today.. I work 12-7:30 today.. funny it's been hard to get used to the shorter hours at work, now we are only open till 9 on thursdays and fridays..which is wonderful!!!
Have a loverly day.. thanks for stopping in..
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Balance...I think I need that also. I am hearing you on the just wanting to sit and crochet. Hope you blogger post thing works!ReplyDelete
I continually strive for balance Kathy, and always find it as long as I listen to that quiet inner voice. It always tells me what I need to know to stay happy. :) Yeah, lists began to give me the same feeling, usually stress just looking at all of those 'to-dos'! I do without lists now, and still always mannge to get it all done. :) That blanket is really beautiful, I love the colors! And I definitely hear you about the postage. I lose money all the time because no matter how carefully I figure, it always comes up differently when it comes time to ship! :PReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Melinda.. yes but really think I am going deaf..and that little inner voice is whispering more and more..problem is I don't seem to remember things on time if I don't have a list..or even remember them at all..lol but procrastination is something I could lose and it wouldn't be so overpowering... love your insights always...thank you..xxDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 2, 2012 at 10:25 AM
"Balance" is a good word...I think if I were to choose a word of the year for myself, it would be "change". My new year's resolution is to make a difference - AKA change the world - and besides that, there's so much change ahead this year! I'll be turning sixteen, which means I can get my learner's permit and start learning to drive. It also means that I'll be able to start taking some college courses. Yikes!! So much change - it's exciting and scary, all at the same time!!ReplyDelete
That baby blanket you made is adorable - the design is gorgeous!! Eight babies is quite a lot, you must be so excited. So much cuteness ahead!! ;)
I love love love "Amma" as a name for a grandmother...I call my grandmother "Gramma". "Amma" is fantastic, though!! :)
And I know what you mean about the weather...this winter has been so mild!! Yesterday evening we were outside, and there was actually a small swarm of bugs flying around. On February 1st! It was crazy!
But I think I'll stop rambling now... ;)Replies
Wow Taylor.. that's a great word for you.. so many exciting things going on for you.. that's right.. 16 this year.. you will rock at it all.. glad you like the blanket.. it is one of my favorites... yes.. Amma is so soft and sweet.. Gramma is so close to it.. very gentle...Delete
so foggy here the past couple of days.. couldn't see a thing driving back from the city.. but + temps during the day.. so sure can't complain... loving it!! have a great day.. and thanks for coming by..xo ( did you know that I didn't notice this reply thing before? lol)
I'm with you on the Balance for this year. It's hard to find balance, and even harder to maintain it, a constant challenge for sure. Another word for me this year is release. I want to release all those behaviors, attitudes, and emotions that prevent me from having balance, lol.ReplyDelete
It looks to me like you're being really creative, that blanky is awesome! 8 more? Wow, that' a lot of babies!Replies
Thanks Laurie.. that is another great word.. I think I could find more balance if I released some of this stuff too..where to start though is the question...Delete
off to work right away so should get ready.. have a lovely weekend and thank you..xx
Oh Kath, your baby blanket is gorgeous... and I love that you chose Balance as your word... it is something we all need... so lovely... your journal page is beautiful... and after reading your words... know why August would be so special to you... very heartfelt page... you know I have never heard of Amma or Baba... have heard of Oma or Nona... but mostly I hear Nana or Grandma... your sign is precious... Glad it is getting a little warmer for you and we have had a tiny bit of relief from the heat also :))ReplyDelete
Jenny x
Hey Kath! Your blanket is beautiful. What lucky recipients! 8 is a lot of crocheting, holy cow! I like your word for the year. I haven't done that but may still. You and I already talked about your sweet journal page and that favorite old book.ReplyDelete
Oh my your new nana sign brings tears to my eyes. I would've LOVED to have given one of these to my mother. So sweet.
xx JaimeReplies
Morning Jaime.. thank you.. yes it is alot of crocheting.. almost finished #4.. could sit and crochet forever...lol thanks for your help on the journal page and I'm sure your mom would have loved it.. yes that book is a tearjerker always...Delete
Kath, with or without a list you get a ton done, so whatever you decide as your method, I bet it will work! Aw I can't imagine how difficult the miscarriages and stillborn birth must have been... and how wonderful that things truly did improve. My grandmother was Gran and my mom is Dear. Each one must have wanted to buck the Grandma name. The crocheted blanket is a beautiful pattern.ReplyDeleteReplies
Oh Ann... lately haven't been so good at getting things done.. thank you.. it was a very difficult time and am always so thankful for my kids.. love that your mom is Dear.. too sweet.. yes since I did that sign.. have heard so many different names .. everyone is trying to shake the old granny thing it seems...it is one of my fav patterns..thank you..Delete
Did leave a comment on this post Kath... but it didn't seem to appear...ReplyDelete
Loving your journal page... and after reading your words... can totally understand why August is so special... your sign is fabulous... funny... I have never heard of amma or baba... interesting to hear other alternatives...
Have a wonderful day...
Jenny x
Thank you so much for taking the time to comment..I love to hear what you think.. always have time to listen and reply(somewhat slowly at times)but always appreciated...xx


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Waiting for test results is a bitch.
I have received phone calls from my oncologist's office two to three days after each regular checkup with her, when I get my tumor marker test results, which have been normal. This time, I haven't felt normal, and I haven't had a call back yet. Tomorrow will be ten days since my exam. I finally called the social worker, after leaving two messages with the nurse and not hearing back. The social worker left me a message today saying my chart and results are on the doctor's desk and she should call me tomorrow.
In the meantime, since I don't feel "normal," my imagination has gotten away with me again and when I wake up in the very small hours of the morning, as I have been every day, my headache, or my joint aches are more noticeable, or I think I have a little "squeezy" feeling in my heart — or is that a pain on my rib? — and I decided that I needed to go somewhere else to find out why I am still so tired, tired, tired, and feel so short of breath when I do anything. So at 4:45 a.m. I decided to get online and check out how to get an appointment at Mayos in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Noticing a link to "latest news on breast cancer," I clicked that link only to discover a very discouraging report issued October 15 (two days after my oncologist visit) saying there is a "two-fold" increase in the risk of mets to the lungs in breast cancer patients with asthma. There was no going back to sleep after that, and besides, the puppy was awake by then. (That's another story for elsewhere.)
In spite of the fact that I made a decision that between check-ups, I am going to live a "normal" life as a person WITHOUT cancer, and in spite of the fact that I didn't obsess about it before my appointments this time, after a couple of days passed and I didn't get a call with test results, the un- and sub- and all other consciousnesses began to take over, starting in the night when I needed to be sleeping. Between them and the puppy (I will write about that), I'm not getting good rest. Which equals more fatigue, which results in more anxiety about why I'm so god-dammed tired.
Not just tired — hurting, weak, wet noodle, joint cracking, falling down, can't go up the stairs, too much bother to read a book, tired.
Now that the sun is up I am telling myself that I'm okay. I'm not sick. My cancer is gone and it is not going to come back.
But it would be easier if I had my test results on time, knew what they were, and had a chance to talk to the doctor about this new report. I want her to say, "yes, I know the report, but it isn't like it sounds, it's like this. . . . .so don't worry."
I can get on a plane and go to Tulsa to Cancer Treatment Centers of America and have PET scans. My docs have said they've never ordered PET scans because they had no indication I needed one. The onc at Cancer Treatment Centers was very surprised about that. They would have routinely done these scans. My (former) naturopathic physician who worked for Cancer Treatment Centers said they did very good work but they used up people's insurance because they ordered all kinds of tests and treatments.
I don't know how a person is supposed to sort all of that out. I need some kind of statement from my docs about the asthma/ recurrence report. If that is even minimally reassuring, then I need to find out whether my onc thinks my primary is following all this, and my primary thinks my onc is. I feel myself fallllllllling through some cracks here.
And this is how my mind works while I'm waiting for test results when I'm not feeling up to par.


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Last weekend, we took advantage of a good weather after a long week of snowing and went sledding. We've already been on the Wallberg hill for hiking before. This time we used the cable-car on the way up and we sledded down the hill.
We borrowed sleds each separately, but later we agreed that next time we'll sled together as it requires an appropriate weight. Andrej was faster and he didn't "fly" after each bump on the road. But it was a great experience. The track is about as wide as an average road, it is 6.5km long and it really takes some half an hour to sled it. At the beginning, there were too many people, but it didn't take long and all of them somehow spread along the track and we could fully enjoy the sledding. The temperature was around -12 and so each time I pulled my hands out of the gloves my appetite to take pictures or make videos was proportionally decreased :)


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Thank you for all the lovely comments I got on my last post. :*
Raumarock was amazing!
I'm definitely going there next year! ;)
But I lost my phone, and I miss it alot. :(
This is how the moon looked like few days ago.
I failed at capturing how beautiful it was, but I hope you like it.


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Story (Not to much about it don't want to spoil it.)
For its first trick, Injustice does something that few fighting games ever even attempt to do: tell an interesting story. What if Superman lost faith in humanity and, with his near-infinite power, decided it was time to stop protecting and start ruling?
As heavy as it sounds, Injustice still finds time for the same kind of action, adventure, and humor that made the Justice League animated series such a treat. Characters seem to relate to each other even if they are not directly from the same story line in the D.C. universe. The epic story that Netherrelms puts into this game can be its own movie that should be done. It would compete with The Avengers and make Iron Man poop in his robot panties.
Injustice Opening cinematic
If you are use to the Capcom fighters this game will be right at home for you but not at first. It takes a good 2 hours to get use to the play style of the game and this may turn off some of the casual fighting game players. If you stay at it the characters are fun and you find yourself getting lost in the massive battles between super hero and villain.
Combos are hard at first but the game does try to help your learn by letting you select moves from the move list to put up on the screen and practice. This is helpful for all players by letting them see the move and picking it up much quickly. I know I hate going pausing the game just to look at moves to learn.
Two other new systems help further differentiate Injustice from its ancestor. The subtler of the two is the character-power system. Each fighter possesses a unique mechanic based on their super-power that truly makes their style distinct. Solomon Grundy, for instance, gets a series of chain throws, each of which buffs a different attribute of his for the remainder of the match. The Flash, on the other hand, can call upon the Speed Force to effectively slow opponents to a crawl. NetherRealm got pretty creative with these, and learning how to leverage them properly adds another level of technical nuance and variety.
Also new are the interactive environments. Each setting is jam-packed with heavy objects to pick up and throw, or bounce your opponent off of, and landing certain attacks at the right spots triggers a stage change, sending your enemy careening spectacularly through a series of obstacles. Now, I'd be lying if I said all the wanton destruction wasn't great fun, because it totally is. I just don't know how balanced it'll prove to be. Environmental attacks are completely unblockable, and either shear off sizable chunks of life or leave you open to eat a full combo – and sometimes both. I've already seen people execute 100% combos on certain stages, and that's potentially gamebreaking for high-level players. NetherRealm appears to be concerned about them as well, since it's included the option to turn them off.
The online play is not as bad as you may think. There are several different online modes for players to choose from ranked, player match's and even a very interesting king of the hill mode where the player can spectate the current match and bet xp on classic battles like Bane vs Batman.
The Verdict 8/10
Given the success NetherRealm had with Mortal Kombat, it would have been easy to clone it and swap in new characters… and yet it didn't. Overall this game provides one of the best stories for a fighting game that we seen in a long time. If you love D.C. comics and want to see a new spin on some your favorite characters then this game is a must buy. It is hard to say if this game is going to far well in the competitive seen but with huge fans wanting to see these characters go at each other throats it might just find a place in the fighting game community hearts.
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Complete admission application.Application fee: $75.Be enrolled in, or have graduated from, an accredited secondary school.Standardized test scores are required for domestic students as well international students.Recommend taking a college preparatory curriculum, including four years each of English, science, social studies and mathematics (through geometry and intermediate algebra) and a minimum of three years of a foreign language.While not required, you may have an interview with a representative of the Office of Admissions. You may schedule appointments Monday through Friday on campus or on select days at our Regional Offices of Admissions in Manhattan, Atlanta, and Los Angeles. We also conduct interviews in metropolitan areas across the country.Admission to Syracuse University is contingent upon graduation from secondary school and a continued record of good citizenship and character. You must provide a final secondary school transcript after graduation, prior to the fall semester.


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Gorgeous bi-lingual magazine Amirisu is published in Japan. Printed on heavyweight quality paper this magazine is full of articles, and patterns by some of your favourite designers. Includes a digital download code.
This issue 17, Fall Winter 2018 includes patterns by:
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Designer and industry elite Jacci Jackson splashed her southern style all over New York Fashion Week with the debut of her Magnolia Silks Capsule collection.The Magnolia Silks capsule collection features timeless pieces that put me in the mind of modern day Black Débutantes. It's clear that Jacci incorperated her sophisticated style into each of the designs. I found myself eyeing a few pieces from the collection, including the paisley printed jumpsuit pictured below.
The printed jumpsuit wasn't the only jumpsuit that caught my eye. The designer also wore a jumpsuit from the collection which featured a super detailed single sleeve design. One side of the piece gives funky business woman vibes and the other side brings on the sexy with its sleeveless flair.
"I pulled inspiration for my collection from my southern roots. I come from a family of southern bells and this collection is reminiscent of that. It's chic and classy but with a bit of edge. I wanted to show the diversity in my line that's why for my first collection I decided to create a capsule collection," Jacci said.
She continued to explain her vision, "When I began working on my designs I wanted a 'Boss Babe' to look at my collection and see herself in any of my pieces. She can go to brunch, red carpet, or drinks with the girls all while keeping a classy and feminine touch. I also wanted to create a line that was for everyone."
"Sizing will go from big and tall to small and petite, no fashionista no matter your size will be left out. I think a lot of designers forget to take that into consideration. They focus on only one demographic and leave so many others out. That's about to change," Jacci added.
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Jacci, you outdid yourself. Each design was carefully thought out and constructed to perfection! We can't wait to see what next seasons Magnolia Silks collection has in store for us!
For more info on Jacci Jackson and Magnolia Silks, check out her Instagram @Jacci_Jackson or @magnolia_silks. Preorder available @ www.MagnoliaSilks.com.
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Little more than a month after receiver Dez Bryant said he had no interest in playing football, he's planning a comeback.
Bryant tells Jane Slater of the NFL that he's hoping to return to the NFL in the middle of October.
Bryant tore an Achilles tendon in his first practice with the Saints last year. The next question becomes whether someone is interested in signing Bryant. There's much less of a sense that teams are clamoring for him this year, but that's possibly because there has been no indication that he's coming back. Now that he's in play, teams can start exploring whether to try to land him, the story said.
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The Saints signed Dez Bryant to a one-year contract earlier this week and the veteran will serve as depth for a team that is banged-up at the receiver position. With Ted Ginn Jr. and Cameron Meredith on injured reserve, Bryant will serve as the team's No. 3 receiver behind Michael Thomas and Tre'Quan Smith. It could take a few weeks for Bryant to get up to speed in Sean Payton's offense but he has WR3 appeal down the road – just not this week. Stash him but don't play him when the Saints visit the Bengals on Sunday.
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