10 days after Hurricane Irma, the Caribbean prepares for 160mph winds of Hurricane Maria

Hurricane Maria has intensified into a "potentially catastrophic" category five storm as it continues on a collision course with Caribbean islands already battered by Irma.

The US National Hurricane Centre (NHC) said the hurricane, which has recorded winds of more than 160mph, is likely to remain "extremely dangerous" when it approaches the British Virgin Islands (BVI).