While Hurricane Irma appears set on a possible path toward southern Florida, the Category 5 storm has already left a trail of destruction across parts of the Caribbean. The worst-affected island so far is Saint Martin, which has reported eight deaths to date. The island of Saint Martin is split into two parts, overseen by the governments of France and the Netherlands. Reuters has quoted Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte as saying that Irma has caused “enormous devastation,” and that the island remains unreachable for now.
Photos of the Devastation Across Saint Martin Left by Hurricane Irma
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Read moreA photo taken on September 6, 2017, shows the Hotel Mercure in Marigot, near the Bay of Nettle, on the French Collectivity of Saint Martin, during the passage of Hurricane Irma. The governments of France, the Netherlands, and Britain, sent water, emergency rations, and rescue teams to their stricken territories in the Caribbean hit by Hurricane Irma, which has killed at least 10 people. #
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Read moreHurricane Irma, a record Category 5 storm, is seen in this NOAA National Weather Service National Hurricane Center image from the GOES-16 satellite, taken on September 5, 2017. The island of Saint Martin is hidden beneath the clouds, just to the right of center, as Irma approaches. #
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Read moreA view of the aftermath of Hurricane Irma on Sint Maarten, the Dutch part of Saint Martin island, on September 7, 2017. #
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Read moreCars sit piled on top of one another at the Hotel Mercure in Marigot, on the French Collectivity of Saint Martin, after the passage of Hurricane Irma, on September 6, 2017. #
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Read moreStorm damage in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, in Sint Maarten, on September 6, 2017. #
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Read moreDestroyed palm trees stand outside the Mercure hotel in Marigot, on the Bay of Nettle, on September 6, 2017, after the passage of Hurricane Irma. #
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Read moreDamaged cars sit, stranded on a beach in Marigot by Hurricane Irma, on September 6, 2017. #
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Read moreA view of the aftermath left by Hurricane Irma on Sint Maarten, the Dutch part of Saint Martin Island, on September 6, 2017. #
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Read moreWreckage left by Hurricane Irma on Sint Maarten, photographed on September 6, 2017. #
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Read moreA photo taken on September 6, 2017, shows a car turned onto its side in Marigot on September 7, 2017. #
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Read moreAn aerial photo taken and released by the Dutch Department of Defense on September 6, 2017, shows the damage left by Hurricane Irma, at Princess Juliana International Airport and Simpson Bay Beach, on the Dutch side of Saint Martin. #
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Read moreA photo taken on September 6, 2017, shows broken palm trees on the beach of the Hotel Mercure in Marigot. #
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Read moreA woman stands near damaged homes in Marigot on September 6, 2017, after the passage of Hurricane Irma. #
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Read moreDebris and damaged buildings in Marigot, photographed on September 6, 2017. #
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Read morePeople look at damage in Marigot on September 7, 2017. #
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Read moreBoats lie wrecked ashore, in Marigot, near the Bay of Nettle, on September 7, 2017. #
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Read moreView of the aftermath of Hurricane Irma on Saint Martin Island on September 6, 2017. #
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Read moreCars sit piled on top of one another in Marigot on September 6, 2017. #
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Read moreStorm damage left by Irma in Marigot, photographed on September 6, 2017. #
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Read moreA photo taken on September 6, 2017, shows smoke rising from a fire near debris and damaged buildings in Marigot. #
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Read morePeople stand in a sand-covered street of Marigot, after the passage of Hurricane Irma, on September 7, 2017. #
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Read moreThe broken trunk of a palm tree in Marigot, photographed on September 6, 2017. #
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Read moreA car drives past wrecked boats in Marigot on September 7, 2017. #
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Read moreA photo taken on September 6, 2017, shows damage outside the Mercure hotel in Marigot, on the Bay of Nettle, on the island of Saint Martin in the northeast Caribbean. #
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