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Monday, 11 September 2017

Storm Irma brings flooding to parts of Florida; Cuba reports 10 killed

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Monday, September 11, 2017

Storm Irma brings flooding to parts of Florida; Cuba reports 10 killed

TAMPA, Fla.,/MIAMI (Reuters) - Downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm, Irma flooded several northern Florida cities with heavy rain and high storm surge on Monday as it headed out of the state after cutting power to millions and ripping roofs off homes.

Few mobile homes in Florida are storm-ready, despite code

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla./WASHINGTON(Reuters) - Only a fraction of mobile homes in Florida were strapped down with the kind of hardened braces meant to withstand fierce storms before Hurricane Irma hit the state, experts said, leaving more than a half-million homes vulnerable to serious damage.

Ivy League graduate and dance champion crowned Miss America

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (Reuters) - An Ivy League graduate and national dance champion from North Dakota was crowned Miss America on Sunday, becoming the first contestant from the state to win the nearly 100-year-old contest.

Trump on Hurricane Irma: 'This is some big monster'

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump called Hurricane Irma "some big monster" as it battered the Florida coast, saying he wanted to go to the state very soon and praising emergency officials for their efforts to protect people.

Hurricane Irma threatens Florida's bustling tourism industry

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hurricane Irma's path of destruction up Florida's Gulf Coast on Sunday threatens to disrupt a thriving state tourism industry worth more than $100 billion annually just months ahead of the busy winter travel season.

Irma's winds buckle three giant cranes in South Florida

MIAMI (Reuters) - 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.

Eight killed, including gunman, in shooting at Texas home

DALLAS (Reuters) - A gunman killed seven people at a home in a Dallas suburb on Sunday evening before being shot dead by police called to the scene, authorities said.

On Hurricane Bay, a Florida fisherman tries to ride out the storm

FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) - As the winds started to roar in Hurricane Bay, P.J. Pike jumped from a high dock down to his fishing boat and began lashing ropes to the mast.

Houston residents confront officials over decision to flood neighborhoods

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Angry Houston residents shouted at city officials on Saturday over decisions to intentionally flood certain neighborhoods during Hurricane Harvey, as they returned to homes that may have been contaminated by overflowing sewers.

Irma knocks out power to nearly four million in Florida: utilities

(Reuters) - Hurricane Irma knocked out power to nearly 4 million homes and businesses in Florida on Sunday, threatening millions more as it crept up the state's west coast, and full restoration of service could take weeks, local electric utilities said.