Hurricane Irma threatens Florida, southern states

WASHINGTON - 9 September 2017: Hurricane Irma churned toward Florida on Saturday, leaving a trail of death and destruction across the Caribbean and prompting one of the largest emergency evacuations in American history, New York Times reported Saturday.

At least 25 people were confirmed dead by Saturday morning in areas affected by the storm in the Caribbean area.

The hurricane was downgraded to category 3 Saturday with winds of 125 m.p.h., but was expected to strengthen again over Florida. About 6.3 million people in the state have been ordered to leave their homes.

In addition to the evacuation order in Miami, one of the country’s largest evacuations, 540,000 people were told to leave the Georgia coast. Alabama, North Carolina and South Carolina have declared states of emergency.