Knocked out its power and air conditioning, when it hit the state on sunday. 115 other residents of the home were evacuated, a number of them were in critical condition. Police are now conducting a criminal investigation into the deaths. Sarah corker reports. A state of emergency at a nursing home in florida. Without air conditioning since Hurricane Irma hit, police say the deaths at the home may be related to high temperatures inside the building. The tragedy described by a senator is inexcusable. 115 elderly and vulnerable residents under severe distress were taken to vulnerable residents under severe distress were ta ken to safety on wednesday. At this time we have other patients in critical care. Right now the building has been sealed off and we are conducting a criminal investigation inside. It may be related to the loss of power from the storm but we are not ruling anything out at this time. Among those dark, men and women in their 80s and 90s. Among those who died. The scene was chaotic. We mobilised employees. We pulled all patient out of the facility. Care homes across florida are now been checked. 10 Million People are still without power after the trail of destruction. Homes in the florida keys were brutally ravaged. They are still dramatically impacted. The sewage system is down. We do not have the power. But everybody is working hard. As people tried to start rebuilding their lives, President Trump is due to visit florida to see the damage first hand the concern is growing for the safety of 3. 6 the concern is growing for the safety of 3. 6 million Senior Citizens as officials struggled to restore power amidst high temperatures. 2596 25 of homes were destroyed. 0n the line is andy newman. He is from the florida keys Emergency Management team. I understand you have had a briefing. Where are you out with her relief effort . Actually, there is considerable progress being made. Power restoration in the upper keys is at 40 completed now and in the lower keys, key west, Water Services are being restored. The entire keys are being restored. The entire keys are devastated. There is a lot of impact but it is different in different sections. The upper keys are in pretty good shape. The lower keys have been most impacted but key west, it is in much better shape than originally feared. The other important thing is that they are popular travel destinations so we are asking potential visitors to please delay plans, you do not have to cancel but postponed at we will have more information on the website. Good to hear you are making some headway. What is the priority now . They are threefold. Power, water restoration and vindication. Every hour get a little bit better. But it will take some time. I do not wa nt to but it will take some time. I do not want to diminish the fact, especially to a number of structures, there was a significant storm surge but some have fared much better. Thank you for making time to join us. Well across the caribbean people are still coming to terms with the level of devastation caused by the hurricane. 0n the line is richard paterson. Hes the cuban representative for Care International and hes in havana frankly, there has not been as much coverage about the situation in cuba. Have under took a surprisingly ha rd cuba. Have under took a surprisingly hard hit over the weekend. Saturday into sunday morning. When we were able to finally go out and look around, the scene was really quite shocking. Trees that had been uprooted and blown down, telephone lines, electricity lines, the bree scattered in the streets. The streets were impossible for the most pa rt streets were impossible for the most part because of trees and branches. The other significant thing was the flooding that he significant part of the city. Many people were underwaterfor 12 the city. Many people were underwater for 12 18 the city. Many people were underwaterfor 12 18 hours. We we re underwaterfor 12 18 hours. We were locked down at home until the water receded. Some parts of the city, even now, are restricted because of damage and dangerous conditions to power lines, because of trees. Sorry about that distortion on the line but we will carry on for the minute. People having to leave homes and going into Emergency Care has there been enough to supply services to those people . Cuban Civil Defence takes pride in terms of getting people out of harms way. More than a Million People were evacuated prior to the arrival of Hurricane Irma. It was donein arrival of Hurricane Irma. It was done ina arrival of Hurricane Irma. It was done in a relatively smooth manner. The challenge for all of us now is to provide the support and relief that families need to return home. Thank you, we wish you all the best. Best of luck to those gentlemen battling the aftermath of Hurricane Irma. The humanitarian crisis affecting the Rohingya Muslims of myanmar has reached catastrophic levels. And thats according to the United Nations. The secretary general Antonio Guterres has called on the authorities in myanmar, a mainly bhuddist country, to suspend their military action against the rohingya people. And hes warned that the crisis is destabilising the entire region. Hundreds of thousands of rohingyas have fled to bangladesh. The bbcs Reeta Chakrabarti starts our coverage from the port city of coxs bazar. The end of a long journey. More weary Muslim Rohingya people arrive in bangladesh. Fleeing persecution in buddhist dominated myanmar. This is godu thara in myanmar. The bbc filmed it in flames last week. The government said the fires were started by rohingya villagers. We found some of those villagers here in bangladesh. This couple watched the bbcs pictures of their village. They said the governments version of events is false and they blamed the police and local buddhists, whom they call the rakhine. Translation the rakhine were killing people. Police were shooting. They set fire to our homes. They only killed muslims. They even killed people as they tried to escape. This is the rohingya district of maungdaw, a border town in myanmar. We found refugees from there too. Again, the government told the bbc that rohingyas had set fire to their own homes. Again, we found people who said that wasnt true. Translation in our area in maungdaw, all the houses, including mine, were set on fire by the military and the rakhine. I saw the fires with my own eyes. Here at the hospital there are numerous rohingya patients and their families. The humanitarian situation is catastrophic. With the United Nations now openly saying myanmar is committing ethnic cleansing, how do they react . Translation im happy that this man and the world are talking about us, the rohingya people. Im happy and praying for them. People continue to arrive by any means possible, making their way to safety. But the risks are great. Nine bodies were recovered from the water today, theirfinal resting place here, under this tree on foreign soil. Myanmars leader Aung San Suu Kyi, whos been criticised for failing to defend the rights of the Rohingya Muslims, said today, that she wont be attending the Un General Assembly in new york next week. But she does plan to address the nation, about the crisis for the first time. Our special correspondent, fergal keane has been to the countrys second biggest city, mandalay, to assess the mood of the buddhist majority. Bell tolls. The sense of a buddhist country is powerfully felt in mandalay, so too are the echoes of current events. This collection was ostensibly for all refugees in Rakhine State, but we heard the line repeated all over myanmar now muslims were being burned out by muslim terrorists. Translation they are not only destroying buddhist homes, but also muslim houses. I dont want all the terrorist groups. This is a war about the occupation of the territory. They are killing all the people they see, and destroying all the houses they see. It was meant to be very different. A year ago, the pro democracy, pro Human Rights Party of Aung San Suu Kyi became the government. But the countrys de facto leader has refused to either condemn the security crackdown or call for military restraint. In mandalay, her partys spokesman sees rakhine buddhists as the victims. What do you believe is happening in Rakhine State . I just want to say what my own view is, he told me. I only see that rakhine ethnic people have been attacked. Theres very little sympathy here for the persecuted minority in Rakhine State and if Aung San Suu Kyi was to say or do anything that was considered as showing solidarity with them, she would be politically exposed. Thats something the military understands well, as it continues with its brutal crackdown. The perception here among many is that its burmese buddhism that is under siege from militant islam. These men belong to an organisation thats done much to stoke fear. The monks of ma ba tha, a hardline nationalist movement with much popular support. Its leader, ashin wirathu, went to jailfor inciting hatred against muslims, but wasnt keen to speak to us when he appeared for breakfast at his monastery. Bbc, can i ask you about the ethnic cleansing in Rakhine State, please . But later i was granted an interview with eight of the movements senior monks. The organisation was banned six months ago by Aung San Suu Kyis government. They refused to recognise the existence of the rohingya, referring to them as bengalis. So i wondered how this monk felt about her response to the rakhine crisis . That is not an endorsement she will cherish. There are efforts being made here by some moderate buddhist clergy working with muslims to ease communal tensions, after attacks on muslims three years ago. The memory of that violence and the Rohingya Crisis has created pervasive unease. These muslims working with buddhist peacemakers, are worried. Translation i trust the current government not to let the violence happen here. 0n the other hand, i do not trust the army. There is an immediate crisis in rakhine, but wider questions too, about the power of the military and the hardline clergy, about what kind of country this might become. Fergal keane, bbc news, mandalay. Stay with us on bbc news, still to come trapped in hell with no way out. We report on the plight of thousands of civilians, in the syrian city of raqqa. Freedom itself was attacked this morning, and freedom will be defended. The United States will hunt down and punish those responsible. Bishop tutu now becomes spiritual leader of 100,000 anglicans here of the blacks in soweto township, as well as the whites, in their rich suburbs. We say to you today, in a loud and a clear voice, enough of blood and tears enough translation the difficult decision we reached together was one that required great and exceptional courage. Its an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europe. Iam free this is bbc news. Our main headline Florida Police have launched a criminal investigation into the deaths of eight residents at a nursing home hit by Hurricane Irma. Lets go to syria now, and the battle for raqqa, the main stronghold of so called islamic state. Coalition air strikes are continuing as us backed forces, try to drive militants out of the city. This latest offensive began injune and since then tens of thousands of civilians have fled. But its unclear how many are still there. Quentin sommerville has more. 0n the one thing you will really notice here in raqqa city, apart from the destruction, which is pretty much everywhere, all around us, is the absence of people. When we have been to other cities in mosul and so on, people have always been about. But the reason for this is where it hurts air strikes recently that shattered some windows. The real fighting recently that shattered some windows. The realfighting is going on from about one or two kilometres from where i am now. There, people are facing isis snipers, minefields, and coalition bombardments from artillery and coalition jets. And coalition bombardments from artillery and coalitionjets. The old city is just done here. Artillery and coalitionjets. The old city isjust done here. Imagine living through all about. If you look up here, this was somebodys home. Look at the ball towns all over that. There are almost is not a building in this city that we have passed that has been untouched by the violence. If we just moved down here at, a bit closer, beyond their, right inside raqqa, almost an ironclad death trap has been created for people, where they are facing snipers, facing minefields, and that was another blast from artillery, i think. There is no escape for civilians. It is betterfor them, there is less risk, if they stay in there is less risk, if they stay in the mist of it, in isis territory, then try to escape. That is why the streets are so empty. More gunfire in the background there. There are about 20,000 in the background there. There are about 20,000 25,000 in the background there. There are about 20,000 25,000 people trapped in this city, trapped by isis and the Coalition Air strikes. About half of them are children. There are options are limited at the moment. That is coming back to the city any time soon. It is going to take a long time before it is taken. It may ta ke long time before it is taken. It may take a month or longer. But that the people trapped inside raqqa, it is absolute hell, and they have almost no escape. The president of the european commission, Jean Claude Juncker, has told the European Parliament that britain will soon regret its decision, to leave the eu. In his annual speech on the state of the European Union, Jean Claude Juncker outlined his plans for a more integrated eu, an opportunity, he said, that would be provided by brexit. 0ur europe correspondent, damian grammaticas, reports. This was a striking shift from the eu, its leaders oozing optimism because they believe the worst crises of recent years are behind them. Europes economy is now growing faster than americas. The migrant serge receding. Even brexit has not proved fatal to their union. Translation on the 29th march 2019, the United Kingdom will leave the European Union. It will be a sad and tragic moment. We will always regret it, and you will come to regret it soon. Whats striking listening to this whole speech, is that thats the only reference mrjunckers made to brexit in an hour of talking. The rest of it has all been about the eu without the uk, setting out his vision for the future and he wants quite far reaching change. An eu that both grows bigger and integrates even more in many ways. His plan includes a new single eu president to head all its institutions. A new eu finance minister. An expanded European Union with more Member States, starting with the balkan nations. More countries in the borderless Schengen Area and more countries adopting the Euro Currency as well. Plus, mrjuncker wants to seal new trade deals with mexico, australia, new zealand and more, so the eus most ardent supporters feel emboldened. The only one for the moment who still doesnt get it, i think, is mr farage because, lets be honest, it clear what our citizens want. They dont want to destroy europe, they want to reform europe. But to destroy it . No bloody way. All i can say is, thank god we are leaving. If youd given cameron concessions, particularly on immigration, the brexit vote, i have to admit, would never, ever have happened. And yet the lesson you take is youre going to centralise, youre going to move onto this new, i think, very worrying, undemocratic union. And he predicted a new populist backlash, but not here. The European Parliament of course welcomed mrjunckers ideas. If theyre to happen, hell have to convince the eus 27 other Member States to back his vision. Damian grammaticas, bbc news, strasbourg. Now to a story of truly coming out of ones shell. A breed of giant tortoise which has been listed as extinct for 150 years is making something of a triumphant comeback, albeit slowly. An island in the galapagos bares the same name as the floreana tortoise, which was supposedly wiped out. But now, dozens of descendents are growing in number, to reclaim their home. Virginia langeberg explains. Nothing happens too quickly in the tortoise world. But this is a comeback worth the wait. The florea na tortoise, once thought wiped out, has been on the extinction list for one and a half centuries. Now with careful conservation, the species has been brought back from the dead. Translation today, we are announcing to the world very good news. We have managed to recover a species that was once thought to be extinct and listed as such for the last 150 years. The species became an extinct from its home island of floreana during the mid 19th century after hunting and exploitation from the first settlers. Some floreana were dropped on other islands, breeding with other tortoises. Now the original species is slowly and steadily staging its return. A Breeding Programme at the Galapagos National park has yielded dozens of floreana pure bred tortoises, with hopes of thousands more in the coming years. Translation we will recover this floreana species with a programme of reproduction in captivity, using experience that the Galapagos National park has already used for 5000 other tortoises reintroduced into the habitat. This is the first time we will do the same thing but with a species that was considered to be extinct. This is the gift that we give to humanity. They will be given time to grow into their shells within the National Park and then it is hoped within five years the floreana will be released back into the wild to reclaim their island. But there is no rush. Well, before we go, a reminder of our top or well, before we go, a reminder of ourtop ora. Well, before we go, a reminder of our top or a. Of our top story. Florida police have launched a criminal investigation into the deaths of eight residents at a nursing home hit by Hurricane Irma. Well, im on twitter, and if you want to get in touch, im tomdonkinbbc. For now, it is goodbye, and take care. Hi there. The weathers going to stay unsettled and showery for the next few days. Certainly cooler for the weekend, as well. The area of low pressure with the first named storm of the autumn season working across to europe. Thats aileen. Bring some very strong winds to north poland, lithuania, and estonia, with gusts reaching 70 kilometres per hour early in the morning. A blustery start to the day for us, with showers around. If you are heading out early, temperatures will be about 9 10 degrees celsius. Across the far south of england, especially towards the south coast, sunshine for a time. But theres a strip of cloud coming down across the midlands, east anglia, and across wales, too, that will have heavy showers in it, and thats going to be pushing southwards as the morning goes by. So the sunshine in the south will not last long. To the north, for scotland and northern ireland, there will be some sunshine to start the day. Still, though, with that blustery wind making it feel cool around the coast. Stornoway 9 degrees, but factoring in the strength of wind, it will feel a little chilly. As we go through the rest of the day, that band of cloud and showers pushes south across england before clearing. Then the sunshine comes out across england and wales, that sunshine triggering one or two heavy showers. Some of the showers will turn thundery. When the showers come along, theyll really drop the temperatures for a time. Itll be quite a cool day, in any case, across the north west, with temperatures of 13 degrees or so in glasgow. Showers in the north of scotland could merge to form a lengthy spell of rain for a time. Through the night time, the band of showers will push south and across Northern England and across wales, as well, still tied in with this week when a front that is pushing its way southwards. Going through friday, this will push the showers southwards across the midlands, east anglia, and into southern counties of england. Along that line, therell a lot of cloud, and some heavier showers. The sunshine comes out across the north across scotland, Northern England and northern ireland. Another cold day, though, across northern parts for this time of year. Just 12 celsius. Factoring in the wind, it will feel that bit cooler. That low is sending northerly winds across the uk. This area of low pressure will continue to feed in showers. The majority of the showers will be across central and eastern parts of england. Elsewhere, particularly through the weekend, the weather could become drier and brighter across the north west of the uk. The winds continue to ease. We will have some cool weather, perhaps some overnight frost across sheltered parts of scotland this weekend. And thats your weather. This is bbc news. The headlines its emerged eight residents of a florida nursing home died after Hurricane Irma knocked out its power and air conditioning when it hit the state on sunday. A number of the 115 other residents remain in a critical condition. Police have launched a criminal investigation into the deaths. The un secretary general has called on myanmar to end the military violence which has forced hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims to flee. Antonio guterres said the situation in the refugee camps in bangladesh was a humanitarian catastrophe, with women and children hungry and malnourished. The president of the european commission, Jean Claude Juncker, has told the European Parliament that britain will soon regret its decision to leave the eu. In his annual speech on the state of the European Union, mrjuncker also outlined his plans for a more integrated eu. Now on bbc news, wednesday in parliament