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There are fears Disney World could be forced to close after three Disney Dream cruises were cancelled amid worries Hurricane Irma will head north into Florida. Disney World has closed only four time for hurricanes in its nearly 50-year-long history - most recently in 2016 during Hurricane Matthew.  Walt Disney World Resort said it allows for customers to cancel or reschedule their holidays if there is a hurricane warning but the company said Last year: Disney World has closed only four time for hurricanes in its nearly 50-year-long history - most recently in 2016 during Hurricane Matthew Grey sky: Disney World last year. There are fears it could be forced to close again after three Disney Dream cruises were cancelled amid worries Hurricane Irma will head north into Florida Universal Orlando Resort, meanwhile, is operating as normal but keeping an eye on weather reports, according to the . Spokesman Tom Schroder said: 'We have an affirmative, no-questions-asked policy for guests who tell us they want to change plans or seek a refund because of a named storm involving the Orlando area or where they are traveling from.' Seaworld Orlando also has a policy in place to repay fees in the event of a hurricane.             People living in the Florida Keys are fleeing their homes ahead of an expected mandatory evacuation order as Hurricane Irma crashes into the US and Caribbean. The hurricane could potentially hit most of the US's southeast coast  Throughout Florida, officials are preparing for potential disaster as forecasts suggest the Keys could take the country's first blow from the Category 5 storm. The hurricane - which is the size of France - is the most powerful storm ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean, with 185mph winds.  'This is not one to fool around with,' Cammy Clark, spokeswoman for Monroe County, which contains the Keys, said.  The county's Emergency Operations Center director, Martin Senterfitt, said Irma presents a 'worst case scenario' for the Keys.  He added: 'We're emphatically telling people you must evacuate, you can not afford to stay on an island with a Category 5 hurricane coming at you.  Mandatory evacuation is expected to be issued for the Florida Keys later today as officials tell people to leave as Hurricane Irma heads for the island chain Hurricane Irma strengthened into a powerful Category 5 storm on Tuesday. Above, a satellite view of the storm on Tuesday 'Most of this island chain is only three to five feet above sea level. With the surges we're expecting this is not the place to be.'  Monroe County Sheriff Rick Ramsay, meanwhile, said: 'This storm is a killer.  'Please take your family and leave. We are going to get it, just don't know if it is a partial or a head on strike. Hurricane force winds and flooding will occur. Be safe. Pray for everyone please.' All commercial flights from Key West International Airport have been cancelled until further notice, with planes and ships being told to stay away from the area.     It's still unclear where the storm will turn once it gets closer to the U.S. later this week. It could go west into the Gulf of Mexico or east into the Atlantic, or make landfall in Georgia, Florida or the Carolinas   Keys officials are expected to announce a full evacuation today. The US Navy has already ordered the evacuation of 5,000 of its sailors, contractors and civilian workers from Naval Air Station Key West. The Navy said about 50 people will stay on to keep the base functioning at a basic level.  Planes, helicopters and submarines are being moved away the storm, has reported.   Florida Governor Rick Scott, who plans to fly to the Keys today, said a hospital in the island chain would have its patients evacuated by air.      Hurricane Irma is now so powerful it is registering on devices designed to detect earthquakes. Scientists started picking up background noise from the storm on their earthquake-detecting seismometers as Irma strengthened into a Category 5 storm yesterday. Winds causing trees to move and crashing ocean waves caused by Irma is what made it possible for the earthquake detectors to pick up the storm.  Irma is currently roaring toward the northeast Caribbean on a path that could take it to the US - causing thousands to start panic buying and preparing to evacuate in Florida.     Americans in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands  are already stocking up on supplies for the hurricane, which is expected to hit between Wednesday and Thursday  Some people waited up to eight hours to check in, shop and leave a Costco in North Miami on Tuesday in preparation for Hurricane Irma Meanwhile three Disney Dream cruises have been cancelled amid worries the storm will head north into Florida - raising fears Disney World could close as it did in 2016 during Hurricance Matthew.  Walt Disney World Resort said it allows for customers to cancel or reschedule their holidays if there is a hurricane warning but the company told the  the policy 'does not apply to certain special events or dining experiences'. Universal Orlando Resort, meanwhile, is operating normal but keeping an eye on weather reports. Seaworld Orlando also has a policy in place to repay fees in the event of a hurricane.      President Donald Trump yesterday declared emergencies in Florida, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. Federal funding will therefore be available for emergency measures including evacuations and coastal fortifications.  Four other storms have had winds that strong in the overall Atlantic region, but they have been in the Caribbean Sea or the Gulf of Mexico where the usually warmer waters fuel tropical cyclones.  Experts say Irma's strength is a result of unusually warm water for that part of the Atlantic.  The center said there was a growing possibility that the storm's effects could be felt in Florida later this week and over the weekend, though it was still too early to be sure of its future track, adding: 'Everyone in hurricane-prone areas should ensure that they have their hurricane plan in place.' Shoppers at Costco in North Miami waited up to eight hours for water and essentials in preparation for Hurricane Irma on Tuesday So far, a state of emergency has been called in the state and evacuations are under way in the Florida Keys. Schools have also cancelled until further notice. People in the Florida Keys were putting up hurricane shutters and wooden boards on homes and businesses yesterday. Trucks are currently hauling away boats and people are packing in preparation for leaving. Houses in the Keys stand at sea level, with parts of the main road to the Florida mainland going dangerously low. In addition to Irma, Tropical Storm Jose has now formed behind it in the open Atlantic far from land. Jose is the 10th tropical storm of the season. It has maximum sustained winds of 40 mph and is about 1505 miles east of the Lesser Antilles.   Jackie Kreuter, 56, of Gulfport, Florida, tosses pool furniture in his pool on Tuesday so it doesn't fly around during the impending hurricane. Kreuter, along with her mother, husband, sister, daughter, grandson, five dogs and a bird are boarding up their home and business and leaving for Ocala to get out of Hurricane Irma's way Residents purchase water at BJ Wholesale in preparation for Hurricane Irma on Tuesday in Miami, Florida Vehicles line up to get fuel at a Tom Thumb gas station in Shalimar, Florida on Tuesday Irma's center was expected to move near or over the northern Leeward Islands late Tuesday and early Wednesday, the hurricane center said. The eye was then expected to pass about 50 miles from Puerto Rico late Wednesday.  Authorities warned that the storm could dump up to 10 inches of rain, cause landslides and flash floods and generate waves of up to 23 feet.  Government officials began evacuations and urged people to finalize all preparations as shelves emptied out across islands including Puerto Rico. 'The decisions that we make in the next couple of hours can make the difference between life and death,' Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello said. 'This is an extremely dangerous storm.'  https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/php/feed2js-hp-tmp-smb/feed2js.php?src=https://asiaporntube.pro http://www.proxy-bc.researchport.umd.edu/login?url=https://asiaporntube.pro  

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