Hurricane Irma

[CharlesHarris]

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Hurricane Irma Live: Storm Slams Into Marco Island on Florida’s Gulf Coast
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/10/us/hu...ml?mcubz=0

• Irma is bearing down on Naples, Fla., bringing with it high winds and rain and a storm surge of 9 to 15 feet above ground level Sunday night, Stephen Shiveley, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Ruskin, Fla., said in an interview. “In my meteorological career, this is the most powerful storm I’ve seen.”

• Florida officials have ordered more than 6.5 million residents to leave their homes. Several counties, including Miami-Dade, Collier and Lee, enacted curfews until Sunday morning. Collier County also issued a boil water warning until officials could assess damages to the water system.

• About 540,000 people were told to leave the Georgia coast, and Gov. Nathan Deal declared a state of emergency for all counties. Alabama, North Carolina and South Carolina have declared states of emergency.

• At least 25 people have been confirmed dead in parts of the Caribbean affected by Irma.