The islands of the Caribbean, which are often called "paradise", faced the hell of the elements. The powerful and longest-running hurricane Irma nearly destroyed the islands of Antigua and Barbuda. “Last night was the worst of my life. Mom screamed, my brother and I woke up. I was wildly scared. I didn't know what would happen to me, ”the boy says.
The next target of "Irma" became the islands - French Saint-Barthélemy and French-Dutch Saint-Martin. There are most of the victims of the elements. The French authorities said that the capital buildings of Saint-Martin were destroyed. There is no need to talk about the state of other buildings at all. Wind gusts reached 300 kilometers per hour.
These places are the most expensive real estate. Donald Trump's mansion is located on the island of Saint-Martin. What remains of him is still unknown. First footage of Princess Juliana Airport - the largest transport hub in the region - completely destroyed.
The eccentric billionaire Richard Branon refused to leave his possessions on Necker Island, despite the approaching danger. He decided to wait out the elements in his wine cellar: “We assume that we will experience the full power of the hurricane in five hours. By then we will hide in the concrete wine cellar of our house. Knowing my companions, I suspect that there will be little wine left in the cellar by the time we leave the shelter. "
The hurricane is approaching and Dominican Republic... The highest level of danger is declared in 17 provinces. Mandatory evacuation has been announced. The authorities have prepared shelters that can accommodate about 900 thousand people. Dominican Republic - popular destination among Russian tourists... Our compatriots told us what the situation is now on the island.
“We are located at the most eastern point, that is, roughly speaking, if there is a hurricane, we have nowhere to run. Of course, it was scary at night, because there was a lot of panic. Institutions and banks closed quickly. Everyone began to hammer in, hammer. Others played basketball on the street - Dominicans. Because this is an island and they have nowhere to go, ”said Alena Medenko.
international Airport Punta Cana is temporarily closed. The tourists had to return to their hotels. They say that the hotel staff behave correctly. Forced to stay, Russians are not evicted and no additional payment is required from them.
“According to preliminary estimates, more than five thousand people are now in the resorts of the Dominican Republic. The second day in the Dominican Republic is a strong squally wind. Tourists are forbidden to go even to the sea. Not just swimming, but just going out to the beaches. It is strongly recommended not to leave the territory of the hotels. All hotel guests, regardless of citizenship, were moved from the first three floors to higher floors. Because it is unclear how strong the hurricane will be and how much it will affect the island, ”said Maya Lomidze, executive director of the Association of Tour Operators of Russia.
The hurricane also approached Puerto Rico. There are almost a million people left without electricity. Women and children were primarily housed in shelters. “Feeling of complete despair. You don't know when it will happen and when it will end, ”the girl comments.
The next target on the path of the hurricane is the territory of the United States. In Florida, an emergency regime has been introduced. The authorities began to evacuate the population from Miami. Thousands of rescuers have been mobilized. The forecasts of American meteorologists are disappointing. IN Atlantic Ocean In addition to Irma, two more hurricanes were formed.
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Hurricane Irma destroyed 90 percent of the tiny island of Barbuda after hitting the northeast on Wednesday Caribbean... The wind speed reached 300 km / h. Reported at least three deaths as a result of the disaster.
Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Brown said the hurricane completely destroyed about 90 percent of homes and Vehicle islands.
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1. Hurricane Irma destroyed 90 percent of the tiny island of Barbuda when it hit the coast on Wednesday. 
2. Most of Barbuda's buildings were destroyed when Hurricane Irma hit the tiny island of 1,600. 
3. The maximum category is Hurricane Irma 5, making it the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic. The hurricane hit Puerto Rico on Wednesday morning and Virgin Islands and caused a real humanitarian crisis there. 
4. Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Brown said the hurricane destroyed about 90 percent of buildings and vehicles in Barbuda. 
5. Buildings were destroyed, roads were flooded, and people were trapped after a "monstrous" storm, estimated to be the size of France. 
6. This satellite image from NASA's GOES project shows Hurricane Irma at 7:45 am ET Wednesday. 
7. The wind was so strong that it broke trees with ease. 
8. Fallen tree in Puerto Rico. 
9. Residents of Puerto Rico are housed in temporary shelters. 
10. Rescue teams assess the damage at the Juliana airport in St. Martin.
The Princess Juliana airport on the beach in Saint Martin, where planes flew literally over the heads of tourists, has been completely destroyed.
Hurricane Irma destroyed the famous Princess Juliana airport on the island of Saint-Martin, REN-TV reports with reference to the Daily Mail.
A hurricane hit the island on Wednesday. Both the airport building, external infrastructure and the aircraft themselves were destroyed. Many of them, primarily the light ones, were thrown onto the nearby rocks. Runway covered with sand. The airport building is partially destroyed and flooded, as is the hotel.
During the passage of Hurricane Irma in French intcbatch the islands of Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy in the Caribbean Sea, two people were killed, two more were seriously injured, RSN notes.
IN this moment all flights at the airport have been canceled. On the island of Saint-Martin, many buildings were also damaged by the hurricane, on a large number roofs have been torn off, there is no electricity on the island.
The real estate on the island is owned by US President Donald Trump. His villa, Le Chateau de Palmier, is currently up for sale.
Princess Juliana Airport is one of the ten most dangerous airports in the world. Part of the runway is directly on seashore, close to Maho beach, so aircraft when landing, they fly at a height of 10-20 meters over the heads of tourists resting on the beach behind the runway end.
This was announced by the Minister of the Interior of France Gerard Colon. He clarified that now there is only one French airport operating on the island.
Gerard Colon, Minister of the Interior of France: "The Dutch airport of the island is destroyed, but in the north of the island there is a French airport"
The minister also said that "the necessary funds" were sent to Saint-Martin to eliminate the consequences of the disaster, RIA Novosti reports.
Princess Juliana International Airport is one of the largest transport hubs Caribbean... The airport runway is located right on the seashore, close to the Maho beach, so the planes fly at an altitude of 10–20 meters over the heads of tourists when approaching. The place is known as "spotter's paradise". Also, the Dutch airport is one of the ten most dangerous airports in the world.
Earlier it was reported that hurricane Irma. As a result, at least eight people were killed in the overseas territories of France, and another 23 were injured.
Hurricane Irma has already reached the fifth, maximum category, it is called the most powerful hurricane in the Atlantic in at least a decade. According to experts, Hurricane Irma is more destructive than Hurricane Harvey, which led to disastrous consequences in American Texas and Louisiana. And in the Atlantic they have already formed, which are gaining strength.
Hurricane Irma has been named the most powerful on record in the Atlantic. American meteorologists set record after record - wind speed and strength. On the islands of the Caribbean, 10 people have already died, a tourist paradise has been destroyed. Now they are preparing to strike the elements in Cuba, Haiti, the Bahamas and on the coast of Florida. In total, 37 million people may be on the way of "Irma". And the United States is already collecting signatures to rename the hurricane "Ivanka" and thus remind Trump of the Paris climate agreement, from where he brought the United States out.
Antigua and Barbuda faced the destructive force of the Irma. Small Island state The Caribbean.
Local journalists at the risk of their lives reported the details live: “We are going to cover everything that happens, we are going to shoot. We are going to talk about what is happening with Irma.
The second largest island in the country, Barbuda, was at the epicenter of the disaster, here the hurricane damaged or destroyed up to 90% of the houses, including the 2 most seemingly strong and reliable buildings on the island. In a word, the old Barbuda no longer exists. Locals they say it looked like a horror movie.
Caribbean island Saint Martin was a heavenly place, but "Irma" in minutes turned the lives of locals and tourists into hell. Fishing boats and ocean yachts were smashed to pieces, cars were flooded.
The famous airport on this island, where planes land right over the heads of vacationers on the beach by the ocean, now looks deplorable - there is chaos on taxiways, everything is flooded inside the terminals.
For the raging Irma, this was only the beginning. She swept across Puerto Rico - there were three dead, tangentially touched the Dominican Republic, where there are many tourists, including from Russia.
The strongest hurricane looks from space, from the ISS, like a huge rotating funnel, which either expands, slightly slowing down, then contracts again - at this moment the hurricane accelerates again.
Irma is targeting the American coast - Miami. A US National Hurricane Watch aircraft is circling in the air over the cyclone. The liner flies into the danger zone to take measurements, which are then used to calculate the trajectory of the cyclone taking into account the history of the previous ones.
"The hurricane will turn north, pass either here, or directly across Florida, or along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. It's too early to say," American meteorologists say.
Therefore, residents on both coasts of Florida were urged to evacuate. On the tourist chain of the Florida Keys, evacuation is mandatory. Two nuclear power plants in the state are preparing for an emergency stop.
"Hurricane Irma is life-threatening. This is the 5th category with winds under 300 kilometers per hour. Just think about it. 300 kilometers per hour. You need to be prepared for heavy rains," - warned Rick Scott, Governor of Florida.
Luxurious villas of celebrities were in the path of the hurricane. On the island of Tortola, the British billionaire and unsuccessful space explorer Richard Branson hid from the elements in the wine cellar of his estate, and the servant also slept in the basement.
"Irma" raced over the mansions of Oprah Winfrey, Mick Jaguerre, Keith Richards and Bruce Willis. David Copperfield has an entire island at stake. Johnny Depp and Eddie Murphy's real estate nearby. Donald Trump's luxury home is said to have been damaged. And on the beloved island of Roman Abramovich Saint-Barth, where the billionaire's villa is located, after a hurricane wind came a lot of water.
It's too late to escape from the islands, and at the Miami airport all tickets are sold out even at astronomical prices - people are trying to evacuate as quickly as possible.
There are many kilometers of traffic jams on the roads, and many hours of queues to shops where there is almost no food or water left. People are also buying up building materials to block windows and doors.
Many are evacuated from Florida to the neighboring state of Georgia, a thousand kilometers away. to the city of Atlanta. And we are ready to go even further.
Irma will appear in the US on Saturday night. According to the UN, a hurricane could affect the lives of 37 million people in one way or another.
