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The Latest on Hurricane Irma (all times local):
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
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 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
The
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 Saint Martin and
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
In the
In the
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
In the
In the
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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