Trump is 'very concerned' about Hurricane Irma

As Hurricane Irma worked its way across the Caribbean, leaving destruction in its wake, and moved toward Florida, US President Donald Trump voiced serious worries.

“We are very concerned, we are working very hard,” Trump said of Irma, which has flattened a string of tropical islands, turning them from paradise into scenes of ruin.

“Florida is as well prepared as you can be for something like this, now it’s just a question of what happens,” he said in the Oval Office as Hurricane Irma swept across the Caribbean.

Antigua and Barbuda were devastated by the Category 5 hurricane, which damaged 95 percent of the islands’ property. The same situation happened on Saint Martin where nearly 60 percent of homes were destroyed. Currently, at least 14 people have been killed by Irma.

This is the most powerful Atlantic Ocean storm in recorded history, packing maximum sustained winds of up to 295 kph. It will make landfall in Florida over the weekend before moving on to Georgia and the Carolinas next.

(AFP)