Fallen trees block a street as Hurricane Irma howls past Puerto Rico after thrashing several smaller Caribbean islands, in Fajardo, Puerto Rico on Wednesday. (Video Twitter/@anumetservice)A man surveys the wreckage on his property after the passing of Hurricane Irma, in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda, on Wednesday. President Donald Trump this week approved an emergency declaration for the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. (Video Twitter/@Treadmillrepair)Social Policy Coordination Cabinet employees cover the windows of their building as they prepare for the arrival of Hurricane Irma in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on Wednesday. Residents were warned to brace for the worst in Irma as the strongest winds in a century lashed Puerto Rico.

Source: Bangkok Post September 07, 2017 04:29 UTC