there, it s just that we do not anticipate a direct landfall across that region, sway bwhich bit of a silver lining. stay with us. i want to talk about the recovery in st. martin. the island still struggling a week after mushing irma roared through as a category five hurricane, and this map gives perspective. the north of the island administered by france, the south by the netherlands. the residents are in desperate need of help. our cla rissa ward takes a look at how people are coping on the french side of the island. reporter: from above, you can see the true scale of irma s violent force. roofs ripped off. trees battered bare. down on the trashed clogged streets, locals work to rebuild their lives with little more than their bare hands. time here has stood still since