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Hurricane Harvey & Irma's Threat on the Product Economy

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Prime Minister Gaston Browne of Antigua and Barbuda said "Barbuda right now is literally a rubble" as 95% of buildings were damaged and 40% of the country’s total population were left homeless. Currently, Hurricane Irma is monitored north of Cuba, where mandatory evacuations were ordered, and is forecast to hit Florida.

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Hurricane Irma Updates

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In Florida, a statewide suspension of road tolls was issued to ease the flow of mandatory evacuations (like the one ordered for the Florida Keys) and the transportation of essential relief goods. Tankers, container ships, and other vessels scheduled to arrive at Port Everglades will either be delayed or diverted.