laieyla santiago has the latest now from puerto rico. >> the foreign minister of barbuda has said mandatory evacuations could be put in place by friday. this as the island recovers from one storm and awaits another. hurricane irma leaving a path of death and destruction as it barrels toward the u.s. homes now piles of debris, power, communication wiped out. devastating winds reaching up to 185 miles per hour and rain cutting off caribbean islands completely from the rest of the world for hours. >> antigua, however, barbuda, our sister island is still on the threat. we have lost all communications. >> one of the first government officials to establish contact called it -- >> heart-wrenching, absolutely devastating. i have never seen any such destruction.