Hurricane Irma hits lower Florida Keys: US forecasters

AFP  |  Miami 

Hurricane Irma's eyewall slammed into the lower Keys today, lashing the island chain with fearsome wind gusts.

The eye of the Category 4 storm was 24 kilometers southeast of Key West, bringing winds up to 130 miles per hour and threatening dangerous storm surges.

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First Published: Sun, September 10 2017. 17:02 IST