Tag: Irma

Tampa residents collect sandbags for flood prevention as “Irma” closes in

  By Jay Rosquites EBC Florida Bureau TAMPA, Florida– Some residents have begun collecting sandbags to be used as deterrents against possible flooding, as Hurricane Irma closed in on Florida after slamming into the Caribbean. The sandbags can be collected at several locations throughout Pinellas county, Hillsborough county, and Pasco county until Saturday. County officials are allowing residents 20 sandbags per person. “We’re expecting lots of rainfall. It’s a preventive measure because even if one […]

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Bahamas braces for Hurricane Irma

  Residents of Bahamas also made the necessary preparations for the impending massive hurricane Irma.  Photos from Nassau in Bahamas here showed how the residents bought what they can, mostly food and other items needed, to survive the onslaught of this category 5 hurricane. (Images, video from Eagle News Service correspondent in Nassau, Bahamas. Eagle News Service)

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Monster Hurricane Irma makes landfall, slams into Caribbean

  PARIS, France (AFP) — Hurricane Irma slammed into the Caribbean islands of Saint Barthelemy and Saint Martin on Wednesday, the French weather office said, adding that it had caused major flooding in low-lying areas. Coastlines are being “battered extremely violently” by the sea, it said, adding: “These islands are suffering major impacts.” As Irma approached the French-run Saint Barthelemy, a favorite jet-setters’ destination also known as St. Barts,  the office measured winds of 244 […]

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Dominican Republic braces for monster hurricane Irma

Dominican authorities were on high alert as Irma strengthened into a “potentially catastrophic” Category Five hurricane, that could hit part of the cost of the tiny island Thursday morning. “We are prepared to come to the rescue of the population, to respond in shelters and thus everything that can happen,” said José Ramón Peralta, Administrative Minister to the President Gloria Ceballos, director of the National Meteorological Office said they expect the hurricane to hit them […]

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PHL embassy in US urges Filipinos in East Coast to brace for Hurricane Irma

  The Philippine Embassy is urging Filipino communities in the East Coast to take all necessary precautions and brace themselves for Hurricane Irma, which is projected to hit the Caribbean islands and surrounding areas, Puerto Rico, and the state of Florida within the next few days. The US National Hurricane Center has now classified Hurricane Irma as a Category 5 hurricane, with potentially catastrophic damage to its path. “We advise all our kababayans staying along […]

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Updated: Panic buying in Florida as Category 5 Hurricane Irma nears

Video courtesy Eagle News Service contributor Mike Robinson in Orlando, Florida.    Taken in Super Target, Hunters’ Creek.    (Eagle News Service)     (Video courtesy Ricky Bravo taken in Walmart in Gainesville, Florida) Hurricane Irma, now a category 5 hurricane, is expected to impact the central Florida region in the next few days. Because of this, Central Florida families have not wasted any time in preparing for this storm, which is being called the […]

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As category 5 hurricane Irma threatens Caribbean, tropical storm Jose forms in Atlantic

  MIAMI, United States (AFP) — As Hurricane Irma bore down on the Caribbean, a new tropical storm emerged in the Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday, the National Hurricane Center said. Tropical Storm Jose had formed in the open Atlantic to the east of Hurricane Irma, which has developed into a powerful Category Five storm, the Miami-based NHC said. The NHC did not issue any coastal watches or warnings for Jose, which is currently located some […]

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Irma turns into ‘extremely dangerous’ Category 5 hurricane — US monitors

  MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Irma picked up strength and has become an “extremely dangerous” Category Five hurricane as it approached the Caribbean on Tuesday, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center reported. “Preparations should be rushed to completion in the hurricane warning area,” the NHC said in its 1200 GMT bulletin. The monster hurricane, the most powerful of the five-level Saffir-Simpson scale, is about 270 miles (440 kilometers) east of the island of Antigua packing […]

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Irma strengthens to dangerous Category 4 hurricane, nears Caribbean: NHC

MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Hurricane Irma surged to a dangerous Category Four storm Monday as it churned toward the Leeward islands, sparking alarm and alerts from the Caribbean to Florida, which declared an emergency. The National Hurricane Center said at 2100 GMT that the storm was packing top sustained winds of 130 mph (215 km/h). “Additional strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours,” the NHC warned. “On the forecast track, the center of […]

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