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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A 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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Hurricane 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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Cars 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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An 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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A 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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