With 16 confirmed dead from Hurricane Irma, ships are steaming toward the Caribbean islands first hit by the massive storm to bring relief supplies.
The tourist resorts on Cuba have been evacuated and Florida's two many highways north are jammed as hundreds of thousands flee the storm which is wider than Florida is broad.
Experts are warning that this could be the costliest storm in American history with Florida Governor Rick Scott repeating his warning, it's also likely to be deadly.
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The current track of the storm is to take a direct hit at Miami, with Florida Governor Rick Scott saying his entire state will feel the impact of the storm.
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While some Floridians are vowing to ride out Hurricane Irma, Governor Rick Scott urged people within the evacuation zones to leave.
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