Hurricane Idalia

Jewell Baggett and her husband Brian Cunningham pick through the wreckage of the home built by Jewell's grandfather, where she grew up and three generations of her family lived, and which Hurricane Idalia had reduced to rubble, in Horseshoe Beach, Florida, U.S., August 30, 2023. "Mama didn’t have much, but God dammit, it was hers," Jewell said. REUTERS/Cheney Orr
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Hurricane Idalia lashes Florida, then weakens and turns fury on Georgia

Hours after Idalia slammed ashore as a powerful Category 3 hurricane at Keaton Beach in Florida's Big Bend region, packing winds of about 125 mph (201 kph), authorities were still trying to...

A resident drives past a fallen tree due to the high winds from Hurricane Idalia in Clearwater, Florida, US on 30 August 2023. Photo: Reuters/Adrees Latif
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Hurricane Idalia makes landfall on Florida's Big Bend as Category 3 storm

A mandatory evacuation sign is seen ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Idalia, in Cedar Key, Florida, August 29, 2023. REUTERS/Marco Bello
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Hurricane Idalia strengthens en route to Florida, threatening dangerous storm surge