Parts of Florida are inching back towards normality with workers restoring power, clearing roads and replenishing fuel supplies, even as teams scour the southernmost islands and authorities warn of mass devastation.

Around 100 "very serious" prisoners have escaped from jail on the British Virgin Islands in the wake of Hurricane Irma, a British minister has said.

Shares in insurers jumped in markets from Europe to Florida amid signs that predictions about Hurricane Irma’s damage were excessively dire.

A British woman whose partner is stranded on a hurricane-hit Caribbean island said he carries a knife for protection as "everyone's turned feral".

A resident of an island destroyed by Hurricane Irma has told how she was struck by a washing machine as her house was battered by the storm.

A weakened but still dangerous Irma - downgraded to a tropical storm over Florida but still packing winds near hurricane force - has pushed inland as winds and floodwaters created hazards for rescuers.

Richard Branson has shared photographs and video showing the devastation caused by Hurricane Irma on his private island Necker.

Hurricane Irma is showing signs of weakening and could be downgraded to a tropical storm on Monday.

Latest: Hurricane Irma has moved inland near Naples which is expected to take the brunt of the category three storm.

Here is a look at the impact of Hurricane Irma on individual countries and territories in the Caribbean as of tonight:

British police officers will be deployed as part of the country's efforts to step up support to the Caribbean islands left devastated by Hurricane Irma, the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) has said.

Latest: Tourists returning from areas in the Caribbean which have been hit by Hurricane Irma have described the experience as "like being in a nightmare".

President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago mansion could take a battering from Hurricane Irma.

The Turks and Caicos Islands have been "pummelled" overnight by Hurricane Irma as winds of up to 175mph left death and destruction in the Atlantic.

An Irish woman in Puerto Rico has said the effects of Hurricane Irma have not been as bad as expected.

Latest: Georgia has become the latest U.S state to be placed on hurricane alert.

Latest: The Irish Travel Agents Association (ITAA) has issued advice to Irish holidaymakers travelling to the Caribbean and Florida as Hurricane Irma makes landfall there.

The US National Hurricane Centre said the "potentially catastrophic" storm is the most powerful seen in the Atlantic in more than a decade.