Photos: Hurricane Irma devastates Caribbean islands on way to Florida
Gerben Van Es/Dutch Defense Ministry/via AP
< 1 of 11 >
This Sept. 6, 2017 photo provided by the Dutch Defense Ministry shows a few of the homes that remained intact in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, in St. Maarten. Irma cut a path of devastation across the northern Caribbean, leaving thousands homeless after destroying buildings and uprooting trees.
Gerben Van Es/Dutch Defense Ministry/via AP
< 2 of 11 >
This Sept. 6, 2017 photo provided by the Dutch Defense Ministry shows storm damage in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, in St. Maarten. Irma cut a path of devastation across the northern Caribbean, leaving thousands homeless after destroying buildings and uprooting trees. Significant damage was reported on the island that is split between French and Dutch control.
Gerben Van Es/Dutch Defense Ministry/via AP
< 3 of 11 >
This Sept. 6, 2017 photo provided by the Dutch Defense Ministry shows storm damage in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, in St. Maarten.
Johnny Jno-Baptiste/AP
< 4 of 11 >
A man surveys the wreckage on his property after the passing of Hurricane Irma, in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017. Heavy rain and 185-mph winds lashed the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico's northeast coast as Irma, the strongest Atlantic Ocean hurricane ever measured, roared through Caribbean islands on its way to a possible hit on South Florida.
Carlos Giusti/AP
< 5 of 11 >
Rescue staff from the Municipal Emergency Management Agency investigate an empty flooded car during the passage of Hurricane Irma through the northeastern part of the island in Fajardo, Puerto Rico on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017. The powerful storm lashed Puerto Rico with heavy rain and powerful winds, leaving nearly 900,000 people without power.
Carlos Giusti/AP
< 6 of 11 >
Julio Feliciano, left, and Adrian Colon, right, both rescue staff members from the Municipal Emergency Management Agency, tour the streets of the Matelnillo community searching for citizens in distress during the passage of Hurricane Irma through the northeastern part of the island in Fajardo, Puerto Rico on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017. The U.S. territory was first to declare a state of emergency on Monday.
Tatiana Fernandez/AP
< 7 of 11 >
A man covers a bodega's windows before the arrival of Hurricane Irma in Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic, on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017. Irma was expected to hit the island early Thursday.
Tatiana Fernandez/AP
< 8 of 11 >
A man records the sunset on the evening before the arrival of Hurricane Irma in Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017. Dominicans were getting ready for the arrival of Hurricane Irma, expected Thursday.
Carlos Giusti/AP
< 9 of 11 >
Municipal Emergency Management Agency staff investigate in Fajardo, Puerto Rico on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017. Authorities struggled to get aid to small Caribbean islands already devastated by the historic storm.
Tatiana Fernandez/AP
< 10 of 11 >
Kids play at a shelter in a local church during the evening before the arrival of Hurricane Irma in Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017.
Alan Diaz/AP
< 11 of 11 >
Steve Leibowitz works on his hurricane shutter at his home as he prepares for Hurricane Irma on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017, in Key Largo, Fla. Hurricane Irma appears to be headed to south Florida by the weekend.
