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Hurricane Irma leaves Caribbean islands devastated 

Hurricane Irma caused heavy destruction in the Caribbean Island, killing at least 12 people, leaving thousands homeless and plunging above one million residents of Puerto Rico into darkness.
Hurricane Irma caused heavy destruction in the Caribbean Islands, killing at least 12 people, leaving thousands homeless and plunging above one million residents of Puerto Rico into darkness. (Photo | Dutch Defense Ministry via AP)
Hurricane Irma caused heavy destruction in the Caribbean Islands, killing at least 12 people, leaving thousands homeless and plunging above one million residents of Puerto Rico into darkness. (Photo | Dutch Defense Ministry via AP)
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A few of the homes that remained intact in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, in St. Maarten. (Gerben Van Es/Dutch Defense Ministry via AP)
A few of the homes that remained intact in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, in St. Maarten. (Gerben Van Es/Dutch Defense Ministry via AP)
A pleasure boat stands next to a destroyed home after the passing of Hurricane Irma, in Culebra, Puerto Rico. (Photo | AP)
A pleasure boat stands next to a destroyed home after the passing of Hurricane Irma, in Culebra, Puerto Rico. (Photo | AP)
Devastated buildings from the island of Culebra, which suffered damages by the passage of Hurricane Irma, are seen form the air, in Puerto Rico. About a million people were without power in the U.S. territory after Irma passed just to the north, lashing the island with heavy wind and rain. Nearly 50,000 also were without water. (Photo | AP)
Devastated buildings from the island of Culebra, which suffered damages by the passage of Hurricane Irma, are seen form the air, in Puerto Rico. About a million people were without power in the U.S. territory after Irma passed just to the north, lashing the island with heavy wind and rain. Nearly 50,000 also were without water. (Photo | AP)
A man with his family members standing in front of whats left of his damaged property, after the passage of Hurricane Irma, in the island of Culebra, Puerto Rico. ( Photo | AP)
A man with his family members standing in front of whats left of his damaged property, after the passage of Hurricane Irma, in the island of Culebra, Puerto Rico. ( Photo | AP)
People gathered outside their house after the storm to see the destruction caused by Hurricane Irma. (Photo | Dutch Defense Ministry via AP)
People gathered outside their house after the storm to see the destruction caused by Hurricane Irma. (Photo | Dutch Defense Ministry via AP)
This photo shows storm damage in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, in St. Maarten. (Photo | Dutch Defense Ministry via AP)
This photo shows storm damage in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, in St. Maarten. (Photo | Dutch Defense Ministry via AP)
A man reacts as stands in his destroyed home on September 7, 2017 in Orient Bay on the French Carribean island of Saint-Martin, after the passage of Hurricane Irma. (Photo | AFP)
A man reacts as stands in his destroyed home on September 7, 2017 in Orient Bay on the French Carribean island of Saint-Martin, after the passage of Hurricane Irma. (Photo | AFP)
A photo taken on September 7, 2017 shows damage in Orient Bay on the French Carribean island of Saint-Martin, after the passage of Hurricane Irma. (Photo | AFP)
A photo taken on September 7, 2017 shows damage in Orient Bay on the French Carribean island of Saint-Martin, after the passage of Hurricane Irma. (Photo | AFP)
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