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More than 100 inmates are believed have escaped a prison on the British Virgin Islands after the building was blown open by Hurricane Irma.


More than £1billion worth of damage has been caused to the British Virgin Islands as the eye of Irma crossed over the region

The Category 5 storm hit the island nations on Friday and Saturday as it carried on a destructive path from the Caribbean to the south coast of Florida.

Irma has sent the Caribbean and several southern States into crisis mode after reportedly destroying '95 percent' of Saint-Martin, Barbuda, and the British Virgin Islands.

Millions of people have been left stranded and homeless with no access to water, electricity or phone service, and at least 25 dead

The Bahamas and Cuba are bracing for a similarly devastating impact, as is the State of Florida, which is currently being completely evacuated.

More than one million of the 11million residents were evacuated while 120mph winds and 30ft waves wreaked havoc across larges swathes of the countries.

Now, they will return to complete devastation, and some areas may have to wait weeks until the floods subside.


The total death toll from the storm climbed to 25 people as of Saturday morning, reports the New York Times as result of the storm, including nine in unspecified French territories, one in Barbuda, one in Anguilla, two in St Maarten, four in the British Virgin Islands, four in the US Virgin Islands, and three and Puerto Rico.


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4868708/Violence-erupts-St-Maarten-Hurricane-Irma.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4861468/Stark-photos-Irma-s-destruction.html

Lalasticlala, Mynd44

babra19:
Thank God for that
the reason why Nigeria will not be affected in all this natural disasters is because we have good eco system
almost the whole of USA lacks that
they cut off their trees to build industries and houses
forgetting that those trees have an advantage
this is the more reason why we nigerians should be grateful for and Lagosians should learn from America most especially those that lives on the island
lets embrace nature. ..respect trees lets stop cutting them down.

I don't support this bro, the US is far 100× greener than Nigeria and some African countries(Vegetation)


They're having one of the largest forest reserves, woods in the world.


They cut down trees like you said for industrial purposes, but they have ways of replanting them back, do we do that here?


Trees ko ni issue bro

I only support a guy that says likely because of the location those states.

The hurricane, flooding issue is very common in those coastal states like Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana.

Most times they blow from the Caribbean.

Washington DC, Oregon, California, Maine are coastal cities too, how many do they experience this compared to Florida&co.

temmytopsy1:
Never, i love my life.


@explorers welcome back it's been a while, you travel ni?

Lol....I dey ground sis.

Funjosh:
Explorers Baba trust me na, I go even pay more self




Ask Ichommy

Lol....Wey d bros sef

The Saltwater crocodile is the largest of its kind and can grow to up to 20 feet long.

Their teeth can be as long as four inches and the reptiles are considered one of the most dangerous to humans.

The reptiles are found across the north of Australia and are also native to India and other areas of south-east Asia.


German tourist said: 'It's awesome.

When I went in at first I didn't expect it to be that awesome because the crocodile is huge and you're right next to him'

Tourists are first hoisted over the water to see the crocodile swirling below, before they are lowered into the waters.

While the acrylic cage is underwater, keepers feed the fearsome reptile so the predator moves around in the water.

They are fed on a diet of chicken, beef and fish as wide-eyed visitors watch them move.

After 15 minutes in the water, the tourists are lifted to safety.

The circular cage is held up by a monorail and can be used by two tourists at a time.

Thrill-seeking holidaymakers can now risk a face-to-face encounter with a 16-foot saltwater crocodile separated only by a thin plastic barrier.


The tourist attraction, which is based in Darwin, is ominously called the Cage of Death.


Tourists pay £103 to be lowered into an aquatic enclosure for a 30-minute encounter with the beast.




http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4863264/Tourists-swim-16-FOOT-saltwater-crocodiles.html

Lalasticlala, Mynd44

Daeylar:
True. But who will do so,? It's media houses, news outlets that went to get those pictures you are seeing, which media house wants to go to markurdi?

I wish i could bring ours up, Benue, Markurdi, Lekki and like that.

But they're not available.

ikemesit4477:
While interviewing people yesterday, two men vow that they are not leaving, that they will ride in their boat! Lets see how they will survive!

We're watching

Rescue trucks can be seen rolling into the cities as residents evacuate on Friday.

bd

Boats owners take them off water.


Photo show flights departing Florida Airports early Friday.

Water hike.

Shelves have been emptied in stores around the city.

People filling their cars as they evacuate the city on Friday

People shopping in preparation for the storm part of Florida on Friday

Surfers can be seen as people prepares for the arrival of Hurricane Irma on Friday in Miami Beach

Officials in Miami detain a person who is homeless into shelters ahead of powerful Hurricane Irma. Officials detained at least five people to admit them into a psychiatric ward because they suspected a mental illness.


An official in Miami speaks with homeless people about moving to shelters ahead of powerful Hurricane Irma

A family packs a car they will use to evacuate north from their home in Miami Beach on Friday

Residents, business owners shop for board to protect their glass, windows ahead of the expected arrival of Hurricane Irma in downtown Miami, Florida on Friday

People at a Red Cross shelter set up at North Miami Beach Senior High School eat lunch on Friday.

A worker trims branches from trees near power lines in a downtown neighborhood in Orlando, Florida in preparation for Irma on Friday

Funjosh:
We are so blessed here in Nigeria. No Hurricane but Floods



Those vehicles moving on the other lane where are they going to

Like they forgot something lol.....


May be emergency, rescue, reporters, storm chasers, and like that

A traveler looks at a monitor listing canceled flights at Miami International Airport on Friday.

Orlando city employees and volunteers fill sandbags for residents as they prepare for Hurricane Irma on Friday

Roosters being evacuated during the storm were wrapped in newspaper and tape

Hundreds of people gather in an emergency shelter at the Miami-Dade County Fair Expo Center in Miami, Florida on Friday

An empty beach, locked up storea are seen before the arrival of hurricane Irma in Miami, Florida on Friday

Major cities in Florida have been abandoned

Florida residents flee Hurricane Irma as traffic backs up on intersections across the state

Traffic is pictured on the northbound lanes of I-95 near the Georgia-South Carolina border.


Traffic rolls at a crawl on the northbound lanes of Florida's Turnpike near the intersection of I-75 in Wildwood on Friday.

'This is a storm that will kill you if you don't get of the way'


'We can rebuild your homes, but we can't rebuild your lives' Governor of Florida




The largest evacuation in US history is underway as more than 5.6million people have been ordered to leave Florida before Category 5 Hurricane Irma strikes the Sunshine State.


The state's Gov. Rick Scott urged people who hadnot left yet to leave as soon as possible on Friday.

He warned those who plan to stay, that they may have to ride out the dangerous storm at their own risk.

He explained that the biggest concern with the powerful hurricane is the predicted storm surge that will come along with the lashing winds and heavy rains.



The storm has the potential to do $125billion worth of damage when it strikes Miami and possibly much more.


Irma has caused devastation in the Caribbean, killing at least 24 and leveling entire islands.

Extensive damage has been reported on Barbuda and St Martin, with over 90 per cent of buildings wrecked.

The storm is currently battering the northern coast of Cuba.




http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4867208/More-5-6-MILLION-people-ordered-leave-Florida.html

Lalasticlala, Mynd44