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It is due to hit the island later today. Irma is then expected to make landfall in the United States over the weekend. The head of the Us Federal Emergency Agency has said it will devastate either florida or neighbouring states. In ourfirst reportjon donnison has the latest on the destruction across the region. Hurricane irma is proving to be relentless. The british territory of the turks and Caicos Islands among the latest places to be hammered. The wind has dropped, but only slightly. This was the moment irma passed over the British Virgin islands. And this is what it left in its wake. The major warning was when a skylight was blown off of our roof. You could just hear the wind blasting through the upstairs of the house and, at that point, you thought the roof might go. That was the warning to get the hell downstairs into the basement, the most secure part of the building. A state of emergency has now been declared. All of us have been affected by irma and some more than others. Apart from the structural damage, there have sadly been reports of casualties and fatalities. I am truly heartbroken by this news. My thoughts and prayers are with each and every one of you. These pictures from the capital, road town, show the extent of the damage. Viewed from space, irma looks almost serene, but at 400 miles wide, its massive and it is now heading north west to cuba. There, people are doing what they can to secure their homes and bracing themselves. Translation look at the state of the houses that people have here and you will realise the magnitude of the hurricane. What will happen to the town . What will happen to the people . Translation i do feel fear. How can i not feel it . What really worries me is that it will take the whole roof away. Just north, in the bahamas, they have also been getting ready for what could be a direct hit. People have been stockpiling fuel and food. Hurricane irma has already left a trail of destruction across the caribbean. The island of st martin, which is made up of french and dutch territories, is one of the worst affected areas. Dutch troops are now on the streets to try to maintain order. The red cross says 1. 2 Million People have already been affected and that that figure could rise to 29 million by the end of the weekend when the storm is due to hit florida. There 7,000 National Guard have been brought in to help, with the National WeatherService Warning large parts of the state could be left uninhabitable for weeks or even months. With a storm surge of up to three metres expected, half a Million People have taken to the roads after being ordered to leave their homes. And florida isnt the only us state under threat. This is a storm of historic destructive potential. With gratitude for our First Responders and prayers for those in the storms path, america stands united and i mean path, america stands united and i m ea n totally path, america stands united and i mean totally united. Two days after Hurricane Irma first hit land, the worst could still be to come. Another storm, jose, is sweeping in from the atlantic. The storm, which has been downgraded to a category four, it is currently moving between cuba and the bahamas. Our correspondent nick bryant reports from the bahamas on the preparations there. Overnight this monster storm hit the turks and caicos and now it is starting to hit the bahamas as well. No longer a category five, category four but it still packs winds of over 150mph and brings the storm surges 20 feet high. Now five low lying islands here are particularly under threat which is why the bahamas has mounted the biggest evacuation operation in its history, hundreds brought here to the capital, nassau. It seems especially cruel that they are being hit again because less than 12 months ago they were pummeled by Hurricane Matthew. We will be live in the region in the next little while. Lets assess where the storm is and where it is heading. Matt taylor has joined me. You have been following this. Give us you have been following this. Give usa you have been following this. Give us a sense you have been following this. Give us a sense of the latest first of all. I will do. It us a sense of the latest first of all. Iwill do. It has us a sense of the latest first of all. I will do. It has been a major storm. You have seen the damage thats been caused. The latest to feel the wrath of that storm has been the turks and caicos. The storm has been pushing westwards. It has weakened slightly to a category 4 storm, but it is packing a punch and could strengthen further. The forecast track over the next 2a hours, takes it westwards. The core of the storm will be pushing along the north coast of cuba. A big Tourist Destination along the north coast. The storms will feel the full strength of those winds. When we talk about it being downgraded, i mean, four is still very strong. Max is the maximum, it is a four. You made the point that it can strengthen. So what does that tell us strengthen. So what does that tell us about what might be happening over the course of the weekend particularly as it goes over florida . If it stays over the water, it will strengthen even more in fact potentially because if ijust show you the sea temperatures in the region. We have got cuba and florida, the yellows, we have got sea temperatures of 27 t 28 celsius, you need that to fire the storms. As it pushes into these areas, the orange colours, this is where the sea is warmer. It adds extra fuel to the fire. That could help strengthen the fire. That could help strengthen the storm even more and that storm will gradually turn northwards and certainly through the weekend this is where the greatest risk of a storm pushing northwards into florida comes. The forecasts take the track between key west and miami. Of course, residents in florida increasingly concerned, the strength of the storm, the last category 5 was a major one, hurricane andrew. That struck 25 yea rs hurricane andrew. That struck 25 years ago. It was the strongest and most devastating storm, the state has seen. The winds may not reach that peak, but irma is a bigger, bigger storm. We will have to keep a close eye on where the storm is going. Goodness. Matt, thank you very much. Matt taylor there. Lets talk to the mayor of miami beach. Give us a sense of whats happening right now and what people are being told to do in your district . We have been preparing for this for the last five or six days. Before there was a mandatory evacuation, i told our residents and visitors to please leave miami beach. The streets are empty. It is becoming a ghost town which is a good sign because people are listening to our warning. We have put up portable pumps and portable generators for residents that wanted to put sandbags. In miami beach, you have the calm before the storm. For any listeners of the bbc that happen to be in miami beach, we urge you to leave miami beach. We have buses that are taking people to shelter, but the spirit of miami beach is strong and people are listening and they know it will pass and we will get through it. From your prospective, i suppose its good news that people appear to be heeding your advice. So, when the worst does happen, will peel be prepared, they have been stockpiling food, water, is your sense that i guess it will be very frightening, but people are broadly as far as you can tell they are prepared . Absolutely prepared and i can tell you that our First Responders, our fire people, our police, our Emergency Operations folks, have been around everywhere and they plan on being in to miami beach as soon as the storm passes. They will be all over the streets until the actual hurricane hits and then they will need to protect themselves. We dont want to put their lives in danger, but we have a plan and protocol to re take the beach, open up protocol to re take the beach, open up the roads, clear the roads to make sure that we can create life as we know it again as soon as possible. And all of this preparedness, is this simply because asa preparedness, is this simply because as a city, as a district, you have all these plans ready to go . Im interested in this because while youre not a stranger to big weather events, this is the biggest. This is enormous, isnt it . This is massive. I call it a Nuclear Hurricane. A Nuclear Hurricane because of the damage and devastation it created to the entire caribbean as it has gone through some of the islands. The bottom line is you can only be so prepared. You cant predict where the hurricane will actually make land fall, but we are obviously planning for the worst. Were hoping for the best. But you know our residents are very, you know, resilient. They understand flooding. They understand issues like this. But we just want to make sure that no one wants to be a hero. We want them to be alive. Thats why we need them to be alive. Thats why we need them to be alive. Thats why we need them to vacate and evak watt miami beach. You sound calm and resolute. Are some people scared . beach. You sound calm and resolute. Are some people scared . I have got to tell you, people of miami beach are strong minded. I left a 92 year old senior in a senior home who refuses to vacate. I tried everything, i said mrs lopez you need to leave and she said no. And i said here is my cellphone number and she said mayor, here is my cellphone number. You call me if you need me is she going to be all right . Is her home not in the path of this . These are folks that live in high rises that have hurricane resistant windows. We dont recommend it, it isa windows. We dont recommend it, it is a mandatory evacuation, we tried to get them to come to a shelterment evenif to get them to come to a shelterment even if you have pets, we have shelters that accept pets and we have transportation and buses that will take you there and trolleys to ta ke will take you there and trolleys to take you to the bus to take you to the shelters. With, it is le really good that you could talk to us. Thats the mayor of miami beach. We wish you the best for the coming days. Thank you very much for your time. Thats the view there in miami in florida. Three raf flights have been despatched to the caribbean as the government steps up the relief effort to the British Overseas Territories that have been devastated by Hurricane Irma. A royal fleet auxiliary ship which has delivered six tonnes of aid to anguilla is now travelling to the British Virgin islands, where a state of emergency has been declared. It follows criticism that the uk hasnt respond quickly to the disaster. Duncan kennedy reports from raf brize norton. The first raf flight from britain left at lunch time ahead a nine hour journey to the caribbean as the worlds military response to the crisis gets under way. The loading operation at brize norton included tents, water and medical supplies. 30 pallet loads at first with more to come. Everything from readymade meals to an Industrial Refrigeration unit. Around 70 Royal Marines are also on board with a range of skills and experience of working in disaster areas. The base commander rejects claims that britain has been slow to respond. Its very important that we understand the effects of the hurricane, where is open to us, where we can get into safely and thats what we have been doing over the past 2a hours. Now we are ready to make the rightjudgments about where we can most effectively deliver the aid and we will be doing that as quickly as possible. The french have already established a base and its military operation does appear more advanced than britains. British naval helicopters have been working off a navalfleet British Naval helicopters have been working off a Naval Fleet Auxiliary vessel, but it is the speed and scale of britains input thats been criticised today. What we definitely need to see is a sustainable, if not continued and permanent commitment to support the development. At present we have had precious little support of significant quantities and we need that now. Britain says it has responded as rapidly as possible and is now offering more than £30 million of help. The fact is we had a royal naval vessel mounts bay in the region because we knew the hurricane was coming. This is Hurricane Season and we are always prepared. This is one of a number of rafjets heading to the region. In all there will be 300 Royal Marines on the ground over the space of the next two or three days. But even when they arrive there, no one is fully clear yet what their operational role is going to be and where they can get to. The race to get help to the people of the caribbean involves operations from more than a dozen countries. We will talk more about the british response in a moment. Haiti is still recovering from Hurricane Matthew that devastated the south of the country a year ago and is facing considerable problems again. Lets talk to the director of care. Explain for our viewers what the wages facing haiti is right now . What we saw overnight was a lot of flooding and especially in the eastern part of the country. A large bridge has been washed away and there is significant flooding. We arejust being there is significant flooding. We are just being able to get out to the areas in the northern part of the areas in the northern part of the country where we are seeing people in hurricane shelters and some damage to holes and other public structures. So last, with the last hurricane it was the south. This time, so far it is the north and the east. Does haiti have enough infrastructure, enough shelters to try to help everybody . Something that haiti doesnt have is a shelter system. We have buildings are that designated by the government as shelters, schools, a church or a building in the community, but some of those may not have toilets or rubbing water so the conditions that can develop in the shelters after an emergency like this can be quite unpleasant. Of course, well, again we wish you all the best. Laura, thanks for your time ata all the best. Laura, thanks for your time at a very busy time for your organisation. Apologies, a difficult line there to laura, but you will appreciate the circumstances again that they are dealing with. Thats the picture there. The Prime Minister has been chairing an emergency cobra meeting this afternoon. Our correspondent Matthew Thompson is at westminster. Given that there has been this criticism, matthew, bring us right up to date with what the government says its doing. Yes, youre right, a until of criticisms levelled at the government response today most notably from the likes of Baroness Amos criticised the speed of the governments response and labour mp, who sits on the International Development committee crit sighing the level of preparedness of the government. The government has been quick to respond to the criticisms you heard in duncans piece, the International Development secretary responding, but the Prime Minister has just finished chairing a meeting of cobra, the governments Emergency Response committee in the Cabinet Office behind me and just as soon as that finished she gave a short statement. Troops are now assisting the governor of the British Virgin islands who has declared a state of emergency there. They are working to ensure that the airfield there is serviceable so military aircraft can be flown in with further supplies. Every effort is being made to ensure that what can be done, as much as possible, can be done in advance of hurricane jose reaching that area. We have heard from the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, he is not here, he is in the capital of estonia. He said that Hurricane Irma caused devastation in a number of islands. He said that the Foreign Office would be sending a team, thats a team that would be joining a team that weve heard today is being sent by the development of International Development to assess the damage there. They have also been helping with the evacuation of antigua and barbuda. It is worth reminding you that the Foreign Office has set up a hot line for anyone that might be affected or concerned about the welfare of friends and relatives. 02070080000, the