Barbuda “Totally Demolished” After Hurricane Irma Levels 90% Of All Dwellings
Having mauled the Caribbean island of St. Martin overnight, where this morning the French government said that the four “most solid” buildings have been destroyed, Hurricane Irma – now at 185mps for a record 33 straight hours – has just passed north of Puerto Rico, buffeting the US island territory’s capital, San Juan, with heavy downpours and strong winds that scattered tree limbs across roadways, but not before “totally demolishing” the island of Barbuda, with 90% of all dwellings leveled, Prime Minister Gaston Browne said.
Images show Irma damage in Barbuda; officials say destruction could be “upwards of 90%” http://cnn.it/2vMPepD
Browne said that Irma has unleashed “absolute devastation” on the island making Barbuda, home to some 1,800 people, “basically uninhabitable” with preliminary damage estimated at some $150 million.
Antigua & Barbuda’s Prime Minister: “The way it stands now, #Barbuda is basically uninhabitable.”
Photos: ABS Television/Radio.
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