Hurricane Irma continues to lash Florida with rain and wind gusts of up to 230km/h, flooding parts of Miami and bringing dangerous storm surges of more than four metres to the west coast. BusinessThe financial markets in Asia have brushed aside any concerns about a possible drag on the US economy from Hurricane Irma. The papersA few different leads on the front page although Hurricane Irma remains a theme. The Sun continues to focus on Wayne Rooney’s troubles off the field and lastly the FT, no doubt with insurance companies in mind, splashes with “Florida suffers huge devastation as Hurricane Irma strikes US”. Sign upIf you would like to receive the Guardian Morning Briefing by email every weekday at 7am, sign up here.

Source: The Guardian September 11, 2017 05:26 UTC