Millions in Florida evacuate as Hurricane Irma pounds Cuba
HAVANA Millions of residents in Florida were ordered to evacuate as Hurricane Irma roared toward the state on Friday after lashing Cuba, killing 21 people in the eastern Caribbean and leaving catastrophic destruction in its wake. | Video
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