Floridians Fleeing From Irma Arriving In North Texas
Hundreds of thousands of people are scrambling to get out of the path of Hurricane Irma and many coming to North Texas.
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Hundreds of thousands of people are scrambling to get out of the path of Hurricane Irma and many coming to North Texas.
Irma weakened slightly Friday but remained a dangerous and deadly hurricane taking direct aim at Florida, threatening to march along the peninsula's spine and deliver a blow the state hasn't seen in more than a decade.
Many Floridians have headed to the safety of North Texas ahead of Category 5 Hurricane Irma.
At least ten people are dead, and dozens injured by the Category 5 hurricane.
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Hurricane Irma cut a path of devastation across the Caribbean, leaving at least 10 dead and thousands homeless after destroying buildings and uprooting trees on a track Thursday that could lead to a catastrophic strike on Florida.
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Hurricane Irma has killed at least 10 people as the dangerous Category 5 storm continued its destructive march across the Caribbean early Thursday.
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Just about every flight out of the sunshine state is crammed with passengers looking to escape the approaching storm.
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Hurricane Irma roared into the Caribbean with record force early Wednesday, its 185-mph winds shaking homes and flooding buildings on a chain of small islands along a path toward Puerto Rico and a possible direct hit on South Florida.
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With Hurricane Irma bearing down on the eastern Caribbean, American Airlines has cancelled several flights to the area.
Hurricane Irma grew into a dangerous Category 5 storm, the most powerful seen in the Atlantic in over a decade, and roared toward islands in the northeast Caribbean Tuesday on a path that could eventually take it to the United States.
Authorities on the islands of the northeast Caribbean are urging residents to prepare for Hurricane Irma, a Category 3 storm that grew stronger Monday and will likely begin buffeting the region Tuesday.
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