Hurricane Irma makes landfall in Cuba

  Hurricane Irma is lashing Cuba with strong winds and heavy rain after devastating several Caribbean islands.

  The hurricane made landfall on the Camaguey Archipelago, in Cuba's north-east, as a category five storm, but the Bahamas have largely been spared after Irma changed track.

  In Florida, 5.6 million people, or 25% of the US state's population, have been told to leave as the storm approaches.

  Irma hit the Camaguey Archipelago late on Friday, threatening nearby coastal towns and villages.

  It was the first category five hurricane to hit Cuba in decades, although it had weakened to category four by Saturday morning.