Hurricane Irma: Eye Reaches West Coast of Florida

Hurricane Irma has hit mainland Florida on the south-western part of the peninsula and is slowly moving north. Torrential rain and winds of nearly two hundred kilometres per hour toppled trees and power lines.; The government of Myanmar appears to have rejected the declaration of a ceasefire made by Muslim Rohingya militants.

(Photo: Palm fronds in street in Fort Lauderdale. Credit: Getty Images)