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Photos: Category 5 Hurricane Irma kills 14 in Carribean; Florida braces for impact

The eye of Hurricane Irma grazed the Turks and Caicos Islands on Thursday shaking buildings after it smashed a string of Caribbean islands as one of the most powerful Atlantic storms in a century, killing 14 people on its way to Florida.

Updated on: Sep 08, 2017 12:09 PM IST

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With winds of around 185 miles per hour, a storm the size of France has ravaged small islands in the northeast Caribbean in recent days. The eye of Hurricane Irma grazed the Turks and Caicos Islands on Thursday, shaking buildings after it smashed a string of Caribbean islands as one of the most powerful Atlantic storms in a century, killing 14 people. As the storm makes it way towards Florida as a Category 4 storm, oil prices rose across the US with many evacuating to safer locations while the rest prepare to brace for impact. (REUTERS)

Updated on Sep 08, 2017 12:09 PM

With winds of around 185 miles per hour, a storm the size of France has ravaged small islands in the northeast Caribbean in recent days. The eye of Hurricane Irma grazed the Turks and Caicos Islands on Thursday, shaking buildings after it smashed a string of Caribbean islands as one of the most powerful Atlantic storms in a century, killing 14 people. As the storm makes it way towards Florida as a Category 4 storm, oil prices rose across the US with many evacuating to safer locations while the rest prepare to brace for impact. (REUTERS)

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Winds dipped on Thursday to 175 mph as the Irma soaked the northern coasts of the Dominican Republic and Haiti and brought hurricane-force wind to the Turks and Caicos Islands. However it still remains a Category 5 storm, the highest designation by the National Hurricane Center (NHC). (Lionel Chamoseau / AFP)

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Winds dipped on Thursday to 175 mph as the Irma soaked the northern coasts of the Dominican Republic and Haiti and brought hurricane-force wind to the Turks and Caicos Islands. However it still remains a Category 5 storm, the highest designation by the National Hurricane Center (NHC). (Lionel Chamoseau / AFP)

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View of the aftermath of Hurricane Irma on the Sint Maarten Dutch part of Saint Martin island in the Carribean.The tropical storm slammed into the Caribbean on Tuesday and is expected to make its way to a chain of small islands along a path toward the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Cuba before aiming straight for South Florida. It has already hit Puerto Rico. (Netherlands Ministry of Defence/Handout via REUTERS)

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View of the aftermath of Hurricane Irma on the Sint Maarten Dutch part of Saint Martin island in the Carribean.The tropical storm slammed into the Caribbean on Tuesday and is expected to make its way to a chain of small islands along a path toward the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Cuba before aiming straight for South Florida. It has already hit Puerto Rico. (Netherlands Ministry of Defence/Handout via REUTERS)

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A woman walks through a flooded street after Hurricane Irma hit Dominican Republic in Puerto Rico. Across the Caribbean, authorities rushed to evacuate tens of thousands of residents and tourists in the path of the storm. Another major hurricane, Jose, currently a Category 3 is expected to hit the northeastern Caribbean on Saturday. (Ivan Alvarado / REUTERS)

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A woman walks through a flooded street after Hurricane Irma hit Dominican Republic in Puerto Rico. Across the Caribbean, authorities rushed to evacuate tens of thousands of residents and tourists in the path of the storm. Another major hurricane, Jose, currently a Category 3 is expected to hit the northeastern Caribbean on Saturday. (Ivan Alvarado / REUTERS)

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France, the Netherlands and Britain sent water, emergency rations and rescue teams to stricken territories in the Caribbean. The worst-affected island so far is Saint Martin, which is divided between the Netherlands and France. ‘It is an enormous disaster. 95% of the island is destroyed. I am in shock,’ Daniel Gibbs, chairman of a local council on Saint Martin, told Radio Caribbean International. (Lionel Chamoiseau / AFP)

Updated on Sep 08, 2017 12:09 PM

France, the Netherlands and Britain sent water, emergency rations and rescue teams to stricken territories in the Caribbean. The worst-affected island so far is Saint Martin, which is divided between the Netherlands and France. ‘It is an enormous disaster. 95% of the island is destroyed. I am in shock,’ Daniel Gibbs, chairman of a local council on Saint Martin, told Radio Caribbean International. (Lionel Chamoiseau / AFP)

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In this August 25, 1992, file photo, rows of damaged houses sit between Homestead and Florida City after Hurricane Andrew struck. Hurricane Andrew was a category 5 hurricane, the worst ever to hit the state with sustained wind speed of 165 miles per hour. (AP)

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In this August 25, 1992, file photo, rows of damaged houses sit between Homestead and Florida City after Hurricane Andrew struck. Hurricane Andrew was a category 5 hurricane, the worst ever to hit the state with sustained wind speed of 165 miles per hour. (AP)

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Motorists form a long queue to get sandbags at Kissimmee, in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Irma making landfall in Florida, U.S. In Miami, hundreds lined up for bottled water and cars looped around city blocks to get gas on Thursday in panicked preparations. Gas shortages in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale area worsened on Thursday, with sales up to five times the norm. (Gregg Newton / REUTERS)

Updated on Sep 08, 2017 12:09 PM

Motorists form a long queue to get sandbags at Kissimmee, in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Irma making landfall in Florida, U.S. In Miami, hundreds lined up for bottled water and cars looped around city blocks to get gas on Thursday in panicked preparations. Gas shortages in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale area worsened on Thursday, with sales up to five times the norm. (Gregg Newton / REUTERS)

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Rafael Aguirre carries a sheet of plywood to cover a hotel window as the city prepares for the approaching Hurricane. The storm activity comes after Harvey claimed about 60 lives and caused property damage estimated to be as much as $180 billion in Texas and Louisiana. (Mark Wilson / AFP)

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Rafael Aguirre carries a sheet of plywood to cover a hotel window as the city prepares for the approaching Hurricane. The storm activity comes after Harvey claimed about 60 lives and caused property damage estimated to be as much as $180 billion in Texas and Louisiana. (Mark Wilson / AFP)

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By Thursday afternoon, airlines had cancelled 4,000 flights to and from airports in the hurricane’s path. AirBnB has activated its Disaster Response Program for counties in Northern Florida and Southern Georgia in which hosts can open their homes to accommodate evacuees. (AFP)

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By Thursday afternoon, airlines had cancelled 4,000 flights to and from airports in the hurricane’s path. AirBnB has activated its Disaster Response Program for counties in Northern Florida and Southern Georgia in which hosts can open their homes to accommodate evacuees. (AFP)

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