LIVE: Hurricane Irma hits Caribbean

6 September 2017: Keep up to date with the progress of Hurricane Irma as it strikes the Caribbean, including the French overseas territories of Saint Martin and Saint Barthelmy.

French President Emmanuel Macron says he expects that victims and heavy damages will be discovered when Hurricane Irma has left the islands of Saint Martin and Saint Barthelemy in the French West Indies. Speaking at a crisis centre set up at the Interior Ministry, Macron told reporters Wednesday night that while if it's too early to give a precise toll and figures, he can already say "the toll will be harsh and cruel."