As reports start to come in about the devastation that has been caused by the passage of Hurricane Irma, the second most powerful Atlantic hurricane on record, we see the tragic impact of its landfall on the island of Barbuda in the Leeward Islands, leveling most of the buildings on this low lying island. St. Barts and St. Martin were next in Irma's path, causing major damage and claiming nine lives. Yesterday afternoon, Irma came ashore in the British Virgin Islands at about 2pm, delivering the full force of a Cat 5 hurricane with a 12’ storm surge. Buildings and infrastructure were destroyed, charter fleets decimated and communications remain down. The USVI and Puerto Rico were next in line as the storm moved west towards the Bahamas, Cuba and Florida.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/hurricane-irma-continues-advance-florida-catego...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4861184/Shocking-scale-destructi...

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4403243/richard-branson-hurricane-irma-nec...

https://bvinewbie.com/status-bvi-irma-hurricane-areas/