St Martin

France's hurricane-hit St Martin

Pointe-à-Pitre - Muslimchronicle

The French-Dutch island of St Martin, where white sands and turquoise waters once drew foreign visitors in droves, is now attracting a different kind of population: rats and mosquitoes. Just over a week after Hurricane Irma devastated the island and neighbouring St Barthelemy, killing 15 people, pools of stagnant water and mounds of trash seem to be the new normal.Read more

Macron visits hurricane-hit Caribbean

Marigot - Muslimchronicle

French President Emmanuel Macron travelled Tuesday to the hurricane-hit Caribbean, joining the Dutch king in the region for a tour of the devastated islands. Macron's visit to the islands of St Martin and St Barts comes almost a week since Hurricane Irma roared over the region as a maximum Category Five storm, leaving at least 10 dead on French territoryRead more

Macron to visit storm-hit St Martin

Paris - Muslimchronicle

French President Emmanuel Macron will fly to the Caribbean island of St Martin late Monday to meet victims of Hurricane Irma and confer with local officials, Interior Minister Gerard Collomb said. "He will be there on Tuesday morning," Collomb said on Sunday after meeting Macron at the Elysee presidential palace. The island, badly hit by Irma on Wednesday, is dividedRead more

After Irma, fearful islands await Hurricane Jose

Marigot - Muslimchronicle

Battered and weary after being pummelled by Hurricane Irma, terrified residents were on Saturday gearing up to face a second monster storm which was heading for the Caribbean. "Return to the safest shelters before the hurricane arrives, and avoid areas which could flood," police in the French part of St Martin pleaded, only three days after it was ravaged byRead more

French weather agency declares top alert for St Martin, St Barts

Paris - Muslimchronicle

France's meteorological agency on Saturday issued its highest warning for the French Caribbean islands of St Martin and St Barts as Hurricane Jose bore down, three days after they were hit by Hurricane Irma. The alert warned of a "dangerous event of exceptional intensity," with winds that could reach 120 kilometres (75 miles) per hour, and strong rains and highRead more

St Barts, St Martin damage from Irma estimated at 1.2 bn euros

Paris - Muslimchronicle

Monster storm Irma has wreaked an estimated 1.2 billion euros ($1.4 billion) worth of damage in the Caribbean territories of St Martin and St Barts, French state-owned reinsurer CCR said Saturday. "This amount covers damages to homes, vehicles and businesses" insured for natural disasters, CCR said in a statement. source: AFPRead more

France flies in aid to stricken Caribbean islands

Pointe-à-Pitre - AFP

France on Thursday flew in water, emergency rations and rescue teams to stricken French territories in the Caribbean hit by Hurricane Irma where at least eight people have been killed and another 21 wounded. The death toll was updated to eight from six for the island of St Martin, a which is divided between the Netherlands and France and isRead more

Hurricane Irma kills six on Caribbean island St Martin

Basse-Terre - Muslimchronicle

At least six people have been killed in the French part of the Caribbean island St Martin after Hurricane Irma tore through the region, Guadeloupe prefect Eric Maire said Wednesday. "This is not the final toll. We sadly risk further discoveries," Maire told journalists. The previous toll given by France's overseas ministry was two dead and two seriously injured onRead more