Devastation as Irma slams Caribbean

Hurricane Irma has caused widespread destruction across the Caribbean, reducing buildings to rubble in one of the most powerful Atlantic storms in a century


Antigua and Barbuda: 90% of structures in Barbuda, home to 1,600 people, damaged or destroyed. One death reported

St Martin: Much of island reduced to rubble. Six dead, toll likely to rise

St Barts: Two people killed

Puerto Rico (U.S.): More than half of three million residents left without power


Potential track area
All times EST (GMT-4)

ATLANTIC OCEAN
U.S. 
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida: Risk areas evacuated
Bahamas
Turks and Caicos
CUBA
JAMAICA
HAITI
DOMINICAN REP.
Caribbean Sea

400km 250 miles

20:00 Sep 7
02:00 Sep 7
08:00 Sep 8
20:00 Sep 8
20:00 Sep 9
20:00 Sep 10 


Source: U.S. National Hurricane Center © GRAPHIC NEWS