BBCNEWS BBC News September 7, 2017
Atlantic storms on record. Hurricane irma, a category five storm, is bringing with it gusts up to 320 kilometres an hour thats 200 miles an hour. The hurricane has already battered several of the leeward islands. The Prime Minister of antigua and barbuda says 90 of buildings on barbuda have been demolished barbuda now is literally rubble, he said. The centre of irma smashed into the island, which was home to about 1600 people. Six people are reported dead on saint martin and the neighbouring french territory of st barts. The eye of the hurricane has passed over the British Virgin islands. Pres...