London, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its 8am in singapore, 1am in london, and 8pm on the island of barbuda, where almost all of the buildings have been destroyed by Hurricane Irma. Its one of the strongest storms ever recorded in the atlantic and right now its sweeping across the Eastern Caribbean, leaving a path of destruction in its wake. At least ten people are known to have died across the region. Puerto rico was also in the storms path and its from there that laura bicker reports. Hurricane irma, a storm the size of france, has carved a destructive path through the caribbean. In puerto rico, three people were killed as winds battered the island. As daylight came and the clear out began, most felt lucky to have survived such a terrifying storm. I pray god dont come here no more this family told me they felt blessed to be alive and that the only damage was a downed power line and fallen trees in their street. Theyve kept eight month old aaron safe. There is a c
Flattened or flooded. Deaths are reported in the us and British Virgin islands and anguilla. Haiti and the turks Caicos Islands are now making frantic preparations. The islands of barbuda and st martin were the first to feel the full force of the winds and storm surge. Then puerto rico, cuba and florida still lie ahead. With phone lines down, roads destroyed by flooding, airports damaged, communication and getting aid in is difficult. Our correspondent laura bicker sent this report from puerto rico. Hurricane irma, a storm the size of france, has carved a destructive path through the caribbean. In puerto rico, three people were killed as winds battered the island. As daylight came and the clear out began, most felt lucky to have survived such a terrifying storm. I pray god dont come here no more this family told me they felt blessed to be alive and that the only damage was a downed power line and fallen trees in their street. Theyve kept eight month old aaron safe. There is a collectiv
Deaths are reported in the us and British Virgin islands and anguilla. Haiti and the turks Caicos Islands are now making frantic preparations. The islands of barbuda and st martin were the first to feel the full force of the winds and storm surge. Then puerto rico, cuba and florida still lie ahead. With phone lines down, roads destroyed by flooding, airports damaged, communication and getting aid in is difficult. Our correspondent laura bicker sent this report from puerto rico. Hurricane irma, a storm the size of france, has carved a destructive path through the caribbean. In puerto rico, three people were killed as winds battered the island. As daylight came and the clear out began, most felt lucky to have survived such a terrifying storm. I pray god dont come here no more this family told me they felt blessed to be alive and that the only damage was a downed power line and fallen trees in their street. Theyve kept eight month old aaron safe. There is a collective sigh of relief in pu
At least ten people have died, and hundreds of buildings have been flattened or flooded. Deaths are reported in the us and British Virgin islands, and anguilla. Haiti and the turks and Caicos Islands are now making frantic preparations. The islands of barbuda and st martin were the first to feel the full force of the winds and storm surge. Then puerto rico, cuba and florida still lie ahead. With phone lines down, roads destroyed by flooding, airports damaged, its difficult to communicate and to get aid in. Our correspondent laura bicker sent this report from puerto rico. Hurricane irma, a storm the size of france, has carved a destructive path through the caribbean. In puerto rico, three people were killed as winds battered the island. As daylight came and the clear out began, most felt lucky to have survived such a terrifying storm. I pray god dont come here no more this family told me they felt blessed to be alive and that the only damage was a downed power line and fallen trees in t
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