Eight people were killed when Hurricane Irma ripped through the French Caribbean territories of Saint-Barthelemy and Saint-Martin, French Interior Minister, Gerard Collomb, said on Thursday.
Another 23 people were injured, Collomb told radio broadcaster Franceinfo, as a picture emerged of devastation on the path of one of the Atlantic's strongest-ever storms.
"Authorities had previously reported six deaths and two peopleRead more
Hurricane Irma slammed into the Caribbean islands of Saint-Barthelemy and Saint-Martin on Wednesday, the French weather office said, adding that it had caused major flooding in low-lying areas.
The French government had previously sounded the alarm over thousands of people who had refused to seek shelter on French-run Saint-Barthelemy, also known as St. Barts, and Saint-Martin, an island divided betweenRead more