Hurricane Irma wreaked devastation across huge swathes of the Caribbean before making landfall in Florida yesterday. The storm made landfall on Cudjoe Key in the Florida Keys, a chain of low-lying islands off the tip of the state that were overwhelmed by the sea. As it passed over land and pummelled the city of Naples on Florida’s west coast last night, Irma lost some of its ferocity and was downgraded to a category 2 hurricane. The Cuban authorities said they had evacuated more than a million people as a precaution, including about 4,000 in the capital YAMIL LAGE/AFP/GETTY IMAGESPolice helped evacuate Mary Della Ratta, 94, evacuating her home in Naples, Florida. I don't know what I'll find when I go home” DAVID GOLDMAN/APThe Tampa skyline is seen in the background as local resident Rhama Neisler walks into Hillsborough Bay before the arrival of Hurricane Irma ADREES LATIF/REUTERS

Source: The Times September 10, 2017 23:26 UTC