A hurricane is increasing in intensity as it heads for the US.
Hurricane Irma has been upgraded to a category 5 storm as it approaches Florida and the Dominican Republic.
8 am Special Advisory: #Irma is now a category 5 #hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 175 mph (280 km/h) More: https://t.co/tW4KeGdBFb pic.twitter.com/QU1LWq7QsA
— NHC Atlantic Ops (@NHC_Atlantic) September 5, 2017
The storm, which is packing winds up to 175mph, has forced Florida Governor Rick Scott to issue a state of an emergency in all 67 counties.
Governor Scott said: "Hurricane Irma is a major and life-threatening storm and Florida must be prepared."
It comes less than two weeks after Hurricane Harvey smashed ashore in Texas.
