Hurricane Irma batters Caribbean islands, threat to South Florida 'continues to increase' - Washington Post
| Washington Post | Hurricane Irma batters Caribbean islands, threat to South Florida 'continues to increase' Washington Post KEY WEST, Fla. — Hurricane Irma barreled toward the U.S. mainland Wednesday, prompting counties in Florida to begin evacuations while the “potentially catastrophic Category 5” storm menaced Puerto Rico and battered a wide swath of the Caribbean. Two deaths reported as Hurricane Irma rakes Caribbean, with Florida likely in crosshairs Hurricane Irma's storm surge, wind could damage vulnerable Florida bridges Hurricane Irma causes at least 3 deaths in Caribbean as Florida, Georgia, SC brace for storm |