Hurricane Irma Claims At Least Nine Lives

At least nine people have died and Caribbean islands have been flattened by a hurricane which the UN fears could affect tens of millions.

Barbuda and Saint Martin are among those badly hit by Irma.

The United Nations is warning as many as 37 million people could be affected as the storm heads to Florida.

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The state’s governor Rick Scott is urging people in vulnerable areas to get out while they still can.