Category 5 Hurricane Irma destroys 90 per cent of tiny island of Barbuda
The deadly category 5 storm – the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic – made its first landfall early Wednesday morning, pummeling Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and sparking a ‘major humanitarian crisis’.
Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne said the hurricane had completely destroyed about 90 percent of the island’s homes and vehicles.
‘The entire housing stock was damaged… Some have lost whole roofs. Some properties have been totally demolished,’ Browne said in an interview with ABS TV Radio in Antigua.
‘It is just a total devastation. Barbuda is literally rubble,’ he added, saying the island that is home to a population of 1,800 was ‘barely habitable’.
‘We have estimated the rebuilding efforts to be no less than $150 million. That is conservative, because we’re talking about rebuilding everything, all of the institutions, the infrastructure, the telecommunications, the roads… Even the hotels on the island, those are totally demolished, as well. It is terrible.’
Aerial footage of the island after Irma passed through showed a desolate, flooded landscape shorn of trees and foliage with overturned vehicles and scattered debris.
A two-year-old child was killed in Barbuda while trying to escape a damaged building with its mother. Two were killed when the hurricane struck St. Barts and St. Martin, while another death was reported in Anguilla.
Hurricane Irma destroyed 90 percent of the tiny island of Barbuda (above) when it made landfall early on Wednesday. Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne said the hurricane had reduced the island to ‘rubble’
The majority of Barbuda’s buildings were flattened when Hurricane Irma battered the tiny island with a population of 1,600
Credit to Daily Mail
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4857842/Hurricane-Irma-slams-Caribbean.html#ixzz4rxZJY8i3
http://nunezreport.blogspot.com/
Source: http://nunezreport.blogspot.com/2017/09/category-5-hurricane-irma-destroys-90.html
Anyone can join.
Anyone can contribute.
Anyone can become informed about their world.
"United We Stand" Click Here To Create Your Personal Citizen Journalist Account Today, Be Sure To Invite Your Friends.
Please Help Support BeforeitsNews by trying our Natural Health Products below!
Order by Phone at 888-809-8385 or online at https://mitocopper.com M - F 9am to 5pm EST
Order by Phone at 866-388-7003 or online at https://www.herbanomic.com M - F 9am to 5pm EST
Order by Phone at 866-388-7003 or online at https://www.herbanomics.com M - F 9am to 5pm EST
Humic & Fulvic Trace Minerals Complex - Nature's most important supplement! Vivid Dreams again!
HNEX HydroNano EXtracellular Water - Improve immune system health and reduce inflammation.
Ultimate Clinical Potency Curcumin - Natural pain relief, reduce inflammation and so much more.
MitoCopper - Bioavailable Copper destroys pathogens and gives you more energy. (See Blood Video)
Oxy Powder - Natural Colon Cleanser! Cleans out toxic buildup with oxygen!
Nascent Iodine - Promotes detoxification, mental focus and thyroid health.
Smart Meter Cover - Reduces Smart Meter radiation by 96%! (See Video).