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<strong>A major warning was issued early today for people to brace themselves for news reporters standing in hurricane-force winds.</strong>

The first television journalists have already been spotted in south Florida, and many more are expected in the coming hours.



Millions of normal people have been advised to evacuate the area ahead of Category 4 Hurricane Irma hitting the mainland US.

But reporters have heading into the danger zone and are deliberately standing on street junctions at 45 degree angles in order to make good TV.

Wearing ridiculous waterproof clothing and shouting to be heard, they intend to dodge flying masonry and tidal surges, and expect to get swamped with biblical rain.

In so doing, they hope to confirm that there is, in fact, a hurricane going on.

A spokesman for the Reporters in Hurricanes Association said: "It is important to show the world just how windy it is, and confirm there is a hurricane.

"We may look farcical, clinging on to lampposts while cars float by and house roofs fly through the sky, but you have to admit it makes for great TV."

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Emergency services were not so impressed, however.

"We've got everyone out of harms way for this major event, but then hundreds of TV journalists turn up to play chicken with the biggest storm in history."

Television viewers are advised that the number of reporters standing in hurricane winds will diminish by tomorrow.

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