In St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands, “people there are roaming like zombies,” said Stacey Alvarado, a bar owner who managed to leave for the mainland. The brutal storm struck Cuba along a coast studded with resorts that are among the pillars of the island’s economy. Authorities warned of heavy damage from the storm, which has so far killed at least 25 people across the Caribbean. Residents in the devastated British Virgin Islands used Facebook in frantic calls for help. The island of Barbuda suffered damage to almost 100 percent of its structures.

Source: Washington Post September 10, 2017 20:01 UTC