MIAMI/FORT MYERS, Fla, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Packing 130-mph (210-kph) winds, Hurricane Irma knocked out electricity to more than 1 million Florida homes and businesses on Sunday and threatened the state's Gulf Coast with potentially catastrophic flooding. "I am very concerned about the west coast," Florida Governor Rick Scott told "Fox News Sunday." About 1.1 million Florida homes and businesses had lost power by mid-morning as the storm pummeled the southern part of the state, utility Florida Power & Light said. The storm winds downed trees and signs and shook buildings in Miami, which was still 100 miles (160 km) from Irma's core. Ahead of the storm, officials in Florida had ordered a total of 6.3 million people, or about a third of the state's population, to evacuate.

Source: Huffington Post September 10, 2017 14:26 UTC