The Latest: Trump tells people to get out of Irma’s way
The Latest on Hurricane Irma (all times local):
President
Trump says property is replaceable but lives are not, and that safety must come first.
He says the nation is grieving for those who've been killed by the powerful storm, which spent the week churning its way across the
Trump says the
Trump spoke at a weekend
More than 75,000 people have flocked to shelters in
The state said Saturday that more than 400 shelters are open, mostly in schools, churches and community centers.
A hectic scene happened outside a minor league hockey arena in southwest
When rain began falling heavily, more doors were open and the 8,400 seat
More than 6 million people have been warned to evacuate.
There's a wild bunch riding out Hurricane Irma inside the
Just ahead of Hurricane Irma, 426 inmates were evacuated by bus to lockups in
Then, things got really wild.
The new population of the
Authorities say they are investigating whether
The sheriff says after receiving a report of the crash, his office found a tow truck that quickly removed the truck and body for safekeeping.
French President
Far right leader
Families of stranded island residents have taken to social networks to voice similar criticism after at least nine were killed and homes destroyed across
Macron held an emergency meeting later Saturday about
The criticism comes as Macron's popularity has been sinking over unpopular domestic policies.
Hurricane
The center warns the threat of catastrophic storm surge flooding is highest along the southwest coast of
Strong hurricane-force winds will reach the
The general in charge of the
Maj. General
Bartman says Ohio Guard soldiers will head to
The general says Ohio Guard soldiers will be involved in varying missions that could include providing security alongside local law enforcement and helping transport stranded people to shelters.
The
State officials have been permitting motorists to use shoulders instead of allowing one-way flow on the state's highways.
Gov.
The government also told all residents to stay inside and put the island and nearby
Prime Minister
The broadcaster Francetvinfo reported Saturday that the island's jail was also destroyed and its 250 inmates are now at large.
Many
The Associated Press has received more than 50 complaints from
Customers said on Saturday that they received the cancellations only after evacuations had begun in their neighborhoods and local markets' shelves had emptied. Some had placed orders as early as Monday.
Other said their packages arrived in
A Nestle-owned water delivery company, ReadyRefresh, apologized on Twitter for service disruptions and delays.
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
Steve and
The
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
First, there's a projected Sunday morning hit in the
After
The
The
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.
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
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
In
Hurricane
The storm has been pounding
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
Officials in the
Spokeswoman
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
In
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
The storm's center was about 10 miles (15 kilometers) northwest of Caibarien,
Meteorologists say damaging winds from
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
The center says
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In the
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