Thu, 07 Sep, 2017 - 07:40
Update 9.37pm: Georgia has become the latest U.S state to be placed on hurricane alert.
The governor Nathan Deal has already ordered a mandatory evacuation of the city of Savannah and other coastal areas as Irma approaches.
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