Hurricane Irma, the most powerful storm to ever come out of the Atlantic, spent the last 24 hours hammering the Caribbean with rain and winds of over 185 mph.
Ten people have reportedly died as a result of the storm, which the National Weather Service called “potentially catastrophic.” Nearly every building on the island of Barbuda was leveled. St Barts and St Martin were also hit particularly hard. Now, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Cuba face strong winds, while Turks and Caicos and the southern Bahamas lie right in the hurricane’s projected path.
Irma slammed into Puerto Rico Thursday morning, and local officials say certain areas could be left without power for as long as six months. It could hit Florida as early as Saturday—although where along the coast remains unclear. Gov. Rick Scott has already ordered mandatory evacuations in the Keys.
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