Americans were desperate to leave the island of St. Martin in the wake of the devastation caused by Hurricane Irma. The State Department coordinated with the Department of Defense to airlift 1,200 U.S. citizens from the island, a spokesperson told HuffPost on Saturday. Many were trying to get home before another storm, Hurricane Jose, hit the island. “One hotel that we could have gone to, across the street, is wiped away, every single floor has been dismantled,” Tiffany Bunker told CBS New York. “I cannot even describe or imagine going through this, and to be on the verge of it again is absolutely terrifying.”However, the U.S. government advised Americans still on St. Martin to stay put until the danger was over.

Source: Huffington Post September 10, 2017 04:30 UTC