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Florida Braces Itself for Powerful Hurricane Irma

Emergency preparations are being made in the US city of Tampa - which is in the path of the hurricane and considered vulnerable to storm surges.

Hurricane Irma is approaching Florida but water levels are rising on the coast where a huge storm surge is expected. The extreme winds have left a trail of destruction across the Caribbean; Rohingya Muslim rebels in Myanmar have declared a unilateral ceasefire

(Photo: Miami Skyline. Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

23 minutes

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Sun 10 Sep 201704:06GMT

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  • Sun 10 Sep 201704:06GMT