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| Hurricane Irma: Massive storm bears down on Florida
Parts of the city of Miami are under water as Hurricane Irma heads for mainland Florida, triggering storm surges across the south of the state.
Irma was downgraded to a category three storm at 1900 GMT, but made landfall on Marco Island off Florida's west coast with winds of up to 120mph (192km/h).
About 2ft (60cm) of water has been seen in Miami's financial district, where one major street resembled a river. Earlier Irma struck the Florida Keys.
More than 1m homes are without power.
Some 6.3 million people in Florida were told to evacuate, with warnings of a "life-threatening" storm surge.
Irma has already devastated parts of the Caribbean with at least 27 deaths.
President Donald Trump described the hurricane as a "big monster". He praised the federal agencies involved with the storm and said he would go to Florida "very soon".
Here are some other startling stats that put into perspective the fury and impact of Hurricane Irma:
 Sources :
www.bbc.com
www.youtube.com/skynews
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