The Latest: 50,000 head to Florida shelters ahead of Irma
The Latest on Hurricane Irma (all times local):
More than 50,000 people in
The government-sponsored shelters were open Saturday as officials warned 6.3 million Floridians to evacuate. The storm was expected to make landfall in
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The agency on Saturday announced its decision in a press release after a request by
The "no action assurance" letter will allow two utility-scale units in the county to operate beyond their typical operating periods.
The EPA said the extra operation may increase pollution, but that the decision is in the public interest given the emergency.
"EPA policy allows the agency to issue no action assurances in cases where it is necessary to avoid extreme risks to public health and safety and where no other mechanism can adequately address the matter," the agency's release said.
Forecasters expect winds of more than 110 mph (177 kph) from Hurricane Irma to smack the
Irma was lingering over the northern
First, there's a projected Sunday morning hit in the
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The president and first lady invited all
Besides hurricane briefings, the
French ministers have decided to step up security on the
On Friday, looting and gunshots were reported on
According to a statement Saturday, French Interior Minister
One hundred firefighters are also being sent to the islands.
The statement also said that a tanker with water is being sent for residents without clean running water.
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Cuban officials say Hurricane Irma has damaged crops in the rural eastern part of the country.
Civil Defense official
Video images from northern and eastern
Irma's center is forecast to enter southern
The Dutch government estimates 70 percent of houses on
Interior Minister
Dutch Prime Minister
Rutte says there are some 230 Dutch troops and police patrolling
Gov.
During a Saturday news conference, he told those in evacuation zones: "You need to leave — not tonight, not in an hour, right now"
Scott said that the storm surge is expected to be up to 15 feet (4.5 meters) in some areas along the west coast of
Scott said: "This is the most catastrophic storm the state has ever seen."
The size and trajectory of the storm has prompted officials to order evacuations along both coasts of
Another 540,000 have been asked to evacuate in the eastern part of
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Hurricane Irma has weakened to a Category 3 storm with 125 mph winds, but it's expected to regain its strength before slamming into
The storm has been pounding
Irma is expected to hit the
Forecasters also predict storm surges of up to 15 feet in southwestern
The hurricane warning for
The hurricane warning for
Republican Sen.
Rubio spoke with AP from the
Most of those staying in shelters are in southeast
The threat of Irma has prompted state and local officials to ask 5.6 million residents to flee ahead of the storm. It's expected to come ashore Sunday and take aim at the
Officials in the
Spokeswoman
In a statement Saturday, the French army said the four-engine airlifter A400M had taken off from the mainland city of Orleans to the
The fast-approaching Hurricane Jose — which is going to pass just above
The A400M is expected to arrive at Fort-de-
The governor's office confirmed that Scott's family, including First Lady
Scott's mansion is worth approximately
As governor, Scott usually splits his time between his mansion and the governor's mansion located in the state capital,
Residents in the French overseas territories of
Hurricane Jose was closing in Saturday. Forecasters expected winds of up to 93 mph (150 kph), along with torrential rains and large waves.
French authorities said Saturday that some 1,105 workers are now deployed
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The last airplane flew in to the battered
Gov.
He says the storm is "going to go faster than you are."
Scott said 25,000 people in
The governor also warned of dangerous storm surge of between 6 feet (2 meters) and 12 feet (4 meters) across parts of
He said: "This will cover your house."
Hurricane Center spokesman and meteorologist
The Category 4 storm pounded
Hurricane Irma's winds have slowed slightly while it rakes
The storm's center was about 10 miles (15 kilometers) northwest of Caibarien,
Meteorologists say damaging winds from Irma's outer bands were already arriving in
Meteorologists say damaging winds are blowing into
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The center of the storm was about 245 miles (395 kilometers) southeast of
The latest forecast track predicts the center of the storm will move along
In a statement Saturday, the Caisse Central de Reassurance,
It added that Hurricane Irma is "one of the biggest natural catastrophes to have occurred in
The agency said affected residents have 10 days to make a claim starting from Saturday, when the status of a natural disaster was officially declared
But he said they were also tasked with evacuation of residents ahead of another hurricane, Jose, which is expected to violently pummel islands in the
Witkowski said the eye of Hurricane Jose will pass close to the islands of
Irma had briefly regained Category 5 strength late Friday, but now has maximum sustained winds of 155 mph (249 kph). The hurricane is about 245 miles (394 kilometers) from
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Dutch marines have dropped flyers from a helicopter warning beleaguered inhabitants on the devastated nation of
Jose, a Category 4 storm with 150 mph winds, was forecast to pass close to
The center says Irma made landfall there late Friday and has maximum sustained winds of 160 mph (257 kph). The hurricane is about 275 miles (443 kilometers) from
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A newly strengthened Irma is taking aim at south
Irma regained Category 5 status late Friday. Thousands of people in the
Many residents and tourists were left reeling after the storm ravaged some of the world's most exclusive tropical playgrounds, known for their turquoise waters and lush green vegetation. Among them:
Irma threatened to push its way northward from one end of
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