was the most intense Atlantic hurricane
observed in over a decade.
It was also the most intense hurricane
to strike the United States since Katrina in 2005,
and the first major hurricane
to hit the state of Florida
since Wilma in 2005.
fourth hurricane,
and second major hurricane of the 2017
Atlantic hurricane season,
Irma has caused widespread
and catastrophic damage
on its track across the Atlantic,
most of which was caused
in the northeastern Caribbean.
The storm caused catastrophic damage
in Barbuda, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin,
Anguilla and the Virgin Islands
as a Category 5 hurricane.
As of September 10,
the hurricane has caused
at least 46 deaths (one in Anguilla, one in Barbados,
three in Barbuda, 10 in Cuba,
11 in the French West Indies, three in Puerto Rico,
four on the Dutch side of Sint Maarten,
nine in the contiguous United States,
and four in the U.S. Virgin Islands).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Irma
The destruction of Hurricane #Irma can be seen from space after the storm turns several Caribbean islands brown: https://t.co/oTZjRgmdmN pic.twitter.com/Li4MUNNqcR
— NASA (@NASA) September 11, 2017
Photos: what Hurricane Irma’s destruction in the Caribbean looks like on the ground https://t.co/U1okogegGL pic.twitter.com/XfXcm5ILW8
— Vox (@voxdotcom) September 12, 2017
Victims of Hurricane Irma in the U.S. Virgin Islands: ‘Don’t Forget Us’ https://t.co/EeBlCiMrQq
— People (@people) September 12, 2017