Irma Landfall

In the anxious days leading up to Hurricane Irma's landfall in Florida, first responders flooded social media with information about safety and shelter. The Polk County Sheriff's Office was no exception.

About 5.8 million homes and businesses have lost power in Florida and Georgia due to Hurricane Irma, according to state officials and utilities on Monday.

Hurricane Irma pushed swelling seas toward the populous Tampa Bay area on Monday as the giant vortex of rain and wind lost some of its punch but still threatened danger as it continued up Florida's Gulf Coast, bringing storm surges and raging downpours.

Damage appeared to be severe in the Florida Keys, where Irma first came ashore as a Category 4 hurricane with sustained winds of up to 130 mph in the early hours of Sunday.

White House social media director Dan Scavino has tweeted a wrong video of flooded Miami International Airport affected by Hurricane Irma, only to be corrected by the airport itself, according to media reports.

Hurricane Irma weakened to a Category 1 storm early Monday as it marched up the US state of Florida's northwestern coast, with its eye located about 25 miles (40 kilometers) northeast of the vulnerable Tampa area.

Cranes at three South Florida high rises under construction collapsed in the face of heavy winds as Hurricane Irma ripped through the area on Sunday, days after authorities warned about dangers to cranes from the approaching storm.

Hurricane Irma brought ripping winds, tornadoes and storm-surge flooding to much of Florida's lower half on Sunday, as its slow-moving core battered the state's west coast from Key West to Tampa.

The fierce winds of Hurricane Irma regained Category 4 strength with winds of 130 mph early Sunday, as the storm's eye made it to the lower Florida Keys just before 9 a.m. The massive storm already has caused hundreds of thousands of power outages across South Florida, its leading edge lashing several major population centers.

Large and extremely powerful, Hurricane Irma is sweeping toward Florida, its rainbands and strong winds slamming the Keys and southern peninsula with hurricane-force winds. The storm, which strengthened to Category 4 intensity early Sunday, is likely to be among the worst hurricanes in the state's history.

Millions of people, including thousands of Indian-Americans, in Florida braced for "life- threatening" Hurricane Irma which hit the state's southern islands today as a category four storm after leaving a trail of destruction across the Caribbean.

A large number of Indian-Americans in Florida have decided to stay back despite US officials calling for a mandatory evacuation ahead of hurricane Irma's landfall on the coastal parts of the state.

Hurricane Irma began its destructive barrage on Florida on Saturday, with brutal leading winds flattening trees and knocking out power across the southern tip of the state in what residents feared were the opening blows of a historically devastating storm.

The Indian Embassy in the US today opened a round the clock helpline for Indians in need of help in the wake of hurricane Irma, which American officials said could have a catastrophic impact on Florida when it makes landfall there.

Hurricane Irma weakened slightly to a Category 4 storm early Saturday, according to the US National Hurricane Center, after making landfall hours earlier in Cuba with maximum-strength Category 5 winds.

In the anxious days leading up to Hurricane Irma's landfall in Florida, first responders flooded social media with information about safety and shelter. The Polk County Sheriff's Office was no exception.

About 5.8 million homes and businesses have lost power in Florida and Georgia due to Hurricane Irma, according to state officials and utilities on Monday.

Hurricane Irma pushed swelling seas toward the populous Tampa Bay area on Monday as the giant vortex of rain and wind lost some of its punch but still threatened danger as it continued up Florida's Gulf Coast, bringing storm surges and raging downpours.

Damage appeared to be severe in the Florida Keys, where Irma first came ashore as a Category 4 hurricane with sustained winds of up to 130 mph in the early hours of Sunday.

White House social media director Dan Scavino has tweeted a wrong video of flooded Miami International Airport affected by Hurricane Irma, only to be corrected by the airport itself, according to media reports.

Hurricane Irma weakened to a Category 1 storm early Monday as it marched up the US state of Florida's northwestern coast, with its eye located about 25 miles (40 kilometers) northeast of the vulnerable Tampa area.

Cranes at three South Florida high rises under construction collapsed in the face of heavy winds as Hurricane Irma ripped through the area on Sunday, days after authorities warned about dangers to cranes from the approaching storm.

Hurricane Irma brought ripping winds, tornadoes and storm-surge flooding to much of Florida's lower half on Sunday, as its slow-moving core battered the state's west coast from Key West to Tampa.

The fierce winds of Hurricane Irma regained Category 4 strength with winds of 130 mph early Sunday, as the storm's eye made it to the lower Florida Keys just before 9 a.m. The massive storm already has caused hundreds of thousands of power outages across South Florida, its leading edge lashing several major population centers.

Large and extremely powerful, Hurricane Irma is sweeping toward Florida, its rainbands and strong winds slamming the Keys and southern peninsula with hurricane-force winds. The storm, which strengthened to Category 4 intensity early Sunday, is likely to be among the worst hurricanes in the state's history.

Millions of people, including thousands of Indian-Americans, in Florida braced for "life- threatening" Hurricane Irma which hit the state's southern islands today as a category four storm after leaving a trail of destruction across the Caribbean.

A large number of Indian-Americans in Florida have decided to stay back despite US officials calling for a mandatory evacuation ahead of hurricane Irma's landfall on the coastal parts of the state.

Hurricane Irma began its destructive barrage on Florida on Saturday, with brutal leading winds flattening trees and knocking out power across the southern tip of the state in what residents feared were the opening blows of a historically devastating storm.

The Indian Embassy in the US today opened a round the clock helpline for Indians in need of help in the wake of hurricane Irma, which American officials said could have a catastrophic impact on Florida when it makes landfall there.

Hurricane Irma weakened slightly to a Category 4 storm early Saturday, according to the US National Hurricane Center, after making landfall hours earlier in Cuba with maximum-strength Category 5 winds.