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Hurricane Irma's path was such that its impact was both far-reaching and devastating, with landfalls in Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Martin, the Bahamas, Cuba, and the United States, all at major hurricane intensity. Furthermore, the size of the storm system meant that destruction was prevalent even in territories well removed from landfall ...
Some of the locations in both Dutch St. Maarten and French St. Martin that were most devastated by Hurricane Irma were Marigot, Grand Case, Philipsburg, and Maho Bay. Irma was a category 5 hurricane with winds of 177 mph (285 km/h) that ripped roofs off buildings, flattened homes, and clogged streets with debris.
11 wrz 2017 · The hurricane left more than two-thirds of homes on the Dutch side of the island of St Martin uninhabitable, with no electricity, gas or drinking water, and four people confirmed dead.
25 kwi 2019 · Hurricane Irma was one of the most devastating hurricanes the island of St. Maarten / St. Martin has ever witnessed, next to hurricane Luis in 1995 and hurricane Donna in 1960. It grew to a category 5 in the morning of September 6 th 2017, causing large damage in the hours after.
6 wrz 2018 · Showing remarkable resilience after Irma, Sint Maarten has made steady progress since the hurricane: the school year started with new energy, resources and materials in the classrooms; shops are open or putting the finishing touches on renovation projects, and hotels are getting ready for the upcoming tourism season.
2 mar 2018 · When Hurricane Irma struck the island of St. Maarten, in September, winds of a hundred and eighty-two miles per hour ripped off sections of the roof of the island’s new Princess Juliana ...
7 paź 2019 · When Hurricane Irma crushed St. Martin two years ago, the French state vowed swift assistance. Aid has flowed in, but a fight has followed about recovery plans, exposing racial and class tension.
