After killing at least 19 people and devastating thousands of homes on a string of Caribbean islands, Irma made landfall in Cuba's Camaguey Archipelago as a maximum-strength Category Five storm. Normally bustling Miami Beach was deserted and storefronts were boarded up with plywood, some bearing graffiti reading "Say no to Irma" or "You don't scare us Irma." Irma is expected to strike the Florida Keys late Saturday and Sunday before moving inland, according to the NHC. On the Dutch side of Saint Martin island, two people died. The French government said 400 police officers would be deployed following "pillaging" in Saint Martin, where most of the 80,000 inhabitants have lost their homes.

Source: The Nation Bangkok September 09, 2017 06:00 UTC