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Image copyright GETTY IMAGES Image caption Florida Governor Rick Scott warned state residents that "this storm could kill you" Hurricane Michael has been upgraded to an "extremely dangerous" category 4 storm, hours before it is due to make landfall in Florida. The storm has sustained winds of 130mph (210km/h) and is due to make landfall at about midday (16:00 GMT). More than 370,000 people in Florida have been ordered to evacuate and move to higher ground. At least 13 people reportedly died in Central America over the weekend as a result of storm rains and floods. Florida has declared a state of emergency, as have Alabama and Georgia. Here's how to survive a monster storm A guide to the world's deadliest storms Reality Check: Are hurricanes getting worse? What are the latest developments? In its latest bulletin, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center (NHC) said  Michael had become "an extremely dangerous category 4 hurricane". ...

Image copyright REUTERS Image caption Cristiano Ronaldo has branded the rape allegation "fake news" Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has "firmly" denied raping a woman in a US hotel room almost a decade ago. The Juventus forward, 33, said he was calm over "any and all investigations" as he had a "clear" conscience over the allegation he attacked Kathryn Mayorga in a Las Vegas hotel room in 2009. He spoke out ahead of her lawyers giving a press conference on Wednesday. He had previously said the allegation, first reported in German magazine Der Spiegel, was "fake news". On Wednesday, he issued a statement through his Twitter account: ADVERTISEMENT Skip Twitter post by @Cristiano Report End of Twitter post by @Cristiano Skip Twitter post 2 by @Cristiano Report End of Twitter post 2 by @Cristiano Der Spiegel said Ms Mayorga, 34, had filed a report with Las Vegas police sho...

Image copyright AFP Image caption There were no sirens along the coast to alert residents to evacuate Hundreds of people have been killed and many still remain missing after a tsunami struck the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Friday, triggered by a powerful earthquake. A tsunami warning was sent out - lasting just over 30 minutes - but it appears to have drastically underestimated the scale of the tsunami that would follow. So what went wrong? What actually happened? A 7.5 magnitude earthquake occurred just off the island of Sulawesi at 18:03 local time (10:03 GMT) on Friday, triggering dozens of aftershocks. Indonesia's meteorological and geophysics agency BMKG issued a tsunami warning just after the initial quake, warning of potential waves of 0.5 to three metres. But it lifted the warning just over 30 minutes later. Palu - a city in Sulawesi located in a narrow bay - was hit by waves as high as six metres. The surging water brought build...