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Hurricane Maria hits Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico has become the latest casualty of Hurricane Maria. It hit the eastern edge of the island early this morning, cutting power and causing widespread damage. The storm, which is a category four with winds of 155 miles per hour, has already killed at least nine people as it tracked across the Caribbean.
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Does climate change have a role in hurricane severity?
First Harvey, then Irma and Jose. Now it’s Maria’s turn. This year’s hurricanes are moving ferociously down the alphabet. And we are only half way through the hurricane season, the worst since 2005 . So is this cyclical or does climate change play a role in the severity of the storms?
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Hurricane Maria hits Guadeloupe and Dominica
In the Caribbean, Hurricane Maria has claimed its first casualty, on the island of Guadeloupe. The Prime Minister of Dominica said we have “lost everything that money can buy”after the storm hit it, and other islands are now bracing themselves for the worst.
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How Anguilla and St Martin are dealing with Hurricane Irma’s aftermath
Ministers are looking at ways of using the UK’s £13 billion aid budget to help the British overseas territories in the Caribbean affected by Hurricane Irma. Chief correspondent Alex Thomson visits the Britsh overseas territory of Anguilla and the nearby French St Martin to see the response to Irma’s havoc.
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Johnson challenged on UK hurricane response
We report from Anguilla as Boris Johnson defends the government’s hurricane relief effort, saying it was “extremely fast” as he arrived on the island of Anguilla to see the aid operation in action.
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Anger on Anguilla at UK hurricane response
We report from Anguilla: As the clear-up in the wake of Hurricane Irma continues, questions remain about the speed and size of Britain’s response. Dozens of police have been flown to devastated British territories in the Caribbean and Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson is about to see the relief effort first hand.
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UK Caribbean hurricane response criticised
We were told nothing and received no help. We feel like third-class citizens. This from a barrister living on Anguilla, barely able to contain her frustration at Britain’s hurricane response. The UK and France are now promising more help, and attention to their territories battered by the storm, but does all this show that Britain…
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Bermuda Premier David Burt: UK hurricane response ‘way too slow’
Sir Henry Bellingham, a former minister for Africa, the Caribbean and the overseas territories, and Bermuda Premier David Burt discuss the UK’s response to Hurricane Irma.
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Shelters are full as Tampa braces for Hurricane Irma
Irma is due to make landfall at 2am in Tampa on the west coast of Florida.
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Hurricane Irma hits Florida
Parts of Miami are already under water as Hurricane Irma sweeps across Florida. There are tornado warnings for more than three quarters of the state and three people have already been killed.
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Hurricane Irma: worst may be yet to come
Almost seven million Americans have been ordered to leave their homes as Hurricane Irma threatens to engulf almost the entire state of Florida. But in the islands which have been left devastated – the scale of the damage is almost unimaginable.
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Caribbean islands uninhabitable after Hurricane Irma
Once a heaven, now a sodden hell with flooded homes, debris and devastation. Alex Thomson reports from the Caribbean.
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Where is Hurricane Irma heading next?
Liam Dutton looks at how badly Florida will be hit by Hurricane Irma.
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Blondel Cluff: UK hurricane response ‘relatively swift’
Blondel Cluff, UK/EU representative for the government of Anguilla, and Conservative MP and government aide, Chris Philp, discuss the UK response to Hurricane Irma.
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Florida residents told to prepare to flee Hurricane Irma
It is still one of the most powerful Atlantic storms ever recorded. Now Hurricane Irma has turned north towards the United States, leaving devastation across the Caribbean in its wake. Tonight all residents in Florida have been warned they should be prepared to evacuate.
