ST. JOHN'S, Antigua (AP) — Hurricane Irma roared into the Caribbean with record-setting force early Wednesday, shaking people in their homes on the islands of Antigua and Barbuda on a path toward Puerto Rico and possibly Florida by the weekend.Irma, which was the strongest Atlantic hurricane ever recorded north of the Caribbean and east of the Gulf of Mexico, passed almost directly over the island of Barbuda, according to the U.S.
Hurricane Irma Slams Caribbean Islands As Category 5 Storm
By ANIKA KENTISH, Associated Press, The Providence Journal
Wed, 09/06/2017 - 5:43am
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