Hurricane Irma: Storm Causes Major Damage in Eastern Caribbean

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Hurricane Irma: Storm Causes Major Damage in Eastern Caribbean
By THE NEW YORK TIMESUPDATED 9:44 AM

• Hurricane Irma damaged buildings and infrastructure on several islands in the eastern Caribbean on Wednesday, packing winds of 185 M.P.H., though no deaths had been reported.

• The storm made landfall in Barbuda, an island of about 2,000, around 2 a.m. Eastern, before passing over St. Martin.

• By 9 a.m., there were reports of major damage to buildings on several islands, including St. Barthélemy and St. Martin, and phone lines were down in Barbuda.

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