Hurricane is rapidly gaining strength. At a speed of up to 295 km / h, Hurricane Irma on Wednesday, September 6, attacked the Lesser Antilles. On the eve of the National Center for Hurricanes Surveillance (NHC), Irme gave the fifth power category on a five-point Saffir-Simpson scale. At present, the hurricane reached the north-eastern part of the Caribbean islands and continues to move to the northwest in the direction of the USA. Under threat also the countries of the Caribbean Basin: Puerto Rico, Haiti, Cuba and the Dominican Republic. In Puerto Rico and the US state of Florida an emergency evacuation of the population. According to experts, Irma exceeds the strength of the recent hurricane Harvey, who killed at least 60 people.

More than one million residents in the states of Texas and Louisiana were forced to leave their homes. The damage caused by Hurricane Harvey is estimated at 190 billion dollars. Meanwhile, the US National Center for Hurricane Surveillance, reports a new threat. Over the Gulf of Mexico, Hurricane Katya has formed, which moves at a speed of 65 km / h to the southeast of the United States.

Original article: The most powerful in the history of the Atlantic, the hurricane Irma reached the Caribbean.