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Irma: holidaymakers escape storm path

Monday, 11 September 2017 09:01

The Lees escape Cape Coral for Orlando

Manx holidaymakers in Florida are escaping the path of Hurricane Irma.

Andrew Lee from Peel is on holiday with seven of his family members - they've rented a villa in Cape Coral in South West Florida.

However, when Irma changed course and lined-up straight for them, they decided to join millions of Floridians evacuating to north of the state.

They're now in Orlando.

Manx Radio talked to him this morning before it struck - he said the course of their holiday changed apace:

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