HURRICANE IRMA

Hurricane Irma at it's peak with a wind speed of 185 mph

Hurricane Irma thrashed a string of northeast Caribbean Islands with rain and winds of up to 185 mph, it now ranks among the most powerful Hurricanes ever recorded to make landfall. Irma has sustained winds speed of 185 mph for more than 24 hours, which is a record. On the Island of Barbuda, the category five hurricane destroyed nearly all buildings and have left the place barely habitable.

On Wednesday, Irma hit the leeward Caribbean Island moving through Barbuda and St. Martin. The New York Times reported that widespread damage has been done to property, homes and infrastructures on these Islands. Gaston Browne, the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda told reporters "Barbuda is literally rubble. The entire housing stock was damaged. It is just a total devastation".                                                                                                                                            

Cars drowned in St. Martin Island 

Irma blacked out much of Puerto Rico early on Thursday, covering it with heavy wind and rain as it headed towards the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Puerto Rico was spared from a direct hit but it got lashed by strong winds and torrential rainfalls, leading to hundred of thousands without power.

The Hurricane has left the entire Island of Barbuda and St. Martin destroyed. It has left the entire population without shelter and the condition is pathetic. We pray for the fast recovery of the hurricane victims.