Maria strengthens to Category 5

Hurricane Maria has strengthened to a Category 5 hurricane and
ploughed into Dominica, as parts of the Caribbean prepares for the
region's second devastating storm within two weeks.
The island of Dominica has suffered "widespread
devastation", according to a social media post by the
country's Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit.
The roof of Skerrit's own house was torn off by the storm,
which left an "avalanche of torn away roofs".
According to data from the US National Hurricane Center, Maria
made