of landing storms ever recorded. and those who stay behind are taking a massive risk with their own lives. emergency shelters already filling up with those who cannot or will not leave. as of right now, the storm has left at least 24 people dead across the caribbean. the totality of destruction in some places mind-boggling, as in these images you're looking at from the island of barbuda. all right. let's go now to isa soares in miami for the latest from there, where the storm is starting to have an effect. isa? >> thanks very much, michael. the storm just 24 hours or so before hurricane irma makes its approach here. inland, we're starting to feel the effects. not just in the mood here in miami, but also in the weather. let's start on the weather front. as you can see, in the last 40 minutes or so, it started to rain. now it's slight. about 10, 15 minutes ago, it was