Hurricane Irma: Residents prepare for storm’s arrival, Florida declares emergency 10 Photos . Updated: 06 Sep 2017, 12:49 PM IST Livemint Hurricane Irma, one of the most forceful Atlantic storms in a century, churns across the ocean on a collision course with Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. In images 1/10A member of the Emergency Operations Committee monitors the trajectory of Hurricane Irma in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on Tuesday. Reuters 2/10Shoppers purchase goods at a local supermarket as they prepare for Hurricane Irma, in Hialeah, Florida, on Tuesday. AP 3/10People shop for plywood in preparation for Hurricane Irma in North Miami. AFP 4/10Irma, coming on the heels of Harvey, which struck Texas and Louisiana last month has been upgraded to Category 5. AFP 5/10Residents line up to get their propane tanks filled in Miami, Florida. AFP 6/10A resident puts up shutters as he prepares for Hurricane Irma on Tuesday in Homestead, Florida. A state of emergency has been declared in Florida. AFP 7/10Civil defence team members prepare their gear ahead of Hurricane Irma, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on Tuesday. Reuters 8/10A boat lifter transports a boat to a safer area as hurricane Irma approaches Puerto Rico in Fajardo, on Tuesday. AFP 9/10Sandbags are placed in front of doors and windows boarded up in Simpson Bay, on the French overseas island of Saint-Martin. AFP 10/10Authorities of Florida Keys called for a mandatory evacuation at sunrise on Wednesday. AFP