A second storm-related fatality, that of a surfer, was reported on Barbados, and the French government said at least two people were killed in Caribbean island territories of Saint Martin and Saint Barthelemy, with power knocked out on both. The northernmost island, Barbuda, home to roughly 1,800 people, was "totally demolished," with 90 percent of all dwellings there leveled, Prime Minister Gaston Browne said, according to island television broadcasts.īrowne said one person was confirmed killed on Barbuda. The dual-island nation of Antigua and Barbuda was especially hard hit. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Hurricane Irma, one of the most powerful Atlantic storms in a century, howled past Puerto Rico on Wednesday after thrashing several smaller Caribbean islands with tree-snapping winds, drenching rains and pounding surf on a collision course with Florida.Īt least four people were reported killed on four different islands by Irma, which weather forecasters have described as a "potentially catastrophic" Category 5 storm, the highest U.S. (Adds Florida residents taking warnings seriously gasoline stations struggling to keep up with high demand more on damage to Barbuda)
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