‘Irma was declared the most powerful storm ever to be recorded in the Atlantic Ocean’ Hurricane Irma has caused widespread devastation across the Caribbean and southern Florida. Her destructive path reduced buildings to rubble, sunk and capsized yachts, and left many dead.
Worst hit were the small island of Barbuda, said to be ‘barely habitable’, and Sint Maarten, which officials warn has been almost completely destroyed.
Irma, a category five hurricane, battered the northern Caribbean islands with 295km/h (185mph) winds, torrential rain and storm surges, resulting in her being declared the most powerful storm ever to be recorded in the Atlantic Ocean.
'It's absolute devastation' said Prime Minister, Gaston Browne of Barbuda, after flying over the island, which had been home to approximately 1,600 people. 'The island is literally under…