Tag: hurricane Irma Cuba

• Thursday, October 5th 2017 - 08:36 UTC

  Caribbean Islands open and fully operational for cruise passengers

  

  More than 40 islands visited by cruise ships on Caribbean itineraries have a message they want to share: They are open, fully operational, welcoming ships full of cruise passengers and hoping more will follow. Included are places that saw some damage from the September hurricanes but have already recovered.

• Sunday, September 10th 2017 - 12:53 UTC

  Update regarding Irma’s impact over the Caribbean Islands.

  

  Assessments are still coming in from the impact of Hurricane Irma on a number of Caribbean countries in the northern Leeward Islands and the northern Caribbean with warnings and watches still in place for a few countries in Irma’s path. Additionally, due to the projected path of Hurricane Jose, a category 4 storm, tropical storm and hurricane watches and warnings have been issued for some countries in the northern Leeward Islands.

• Sunday, September 10th 2017 - 08:25 UTC

  Hurricane Irma forces the evacuation of 6.4 million people in Florida

  

  Hurricane Irma’s leading edge swirled toward Florida state with 195 km/h winds Saturday on a projected new track that could expose Tampa — not Miami — to a direct hit. Tampa has not taken a head-on blow from a major hurricane in nearly a century.