Photos of the Devastation Across Saint Martin Left by Hurricane Irma

Alan Taylor
September 7, 2017
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While Hurricane Irma appears set on a possible path toward southern Florida, the Category 5 storm has already left a trail of destruction across parts of the Caribbean. The worst-affected island so far is Saint Martin, which has reported eight deaths to date. The island of Saint Martin is split into two parts, overseen by the governments of France and the Netherlands. Reuters has quoted Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte as saying that Irma has caused “enormous devastation,” and that the island remains unreachable for now.

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A photo taken on September 6, 2017, shows the Hotel Mercure in Marigot, near the Bay of Nettle, on the French Collectivity of Saint Martin, during the passage of Hurricane Irma. The governments of France, the Netherlands, and Britain, sent water, emergency rations, and rescue teams to their stricken territories in the Caribbean hit by Hurricane Irma, which has killed at least 10 people. #

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Hurricane Irma, a record Category 5 storm, is seen in this NOAA National Weather Service National Hurricane Center image from the GOES-16 satellite, taken on September 5, 2017. The island of Saint Martin is hidden beneath the clouds, just to the right of center, as Irma approaches. #

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A view of the aftermath of Hurricane Irma on Sint Maarten, the Dutch part of Saint Martin island, on September 7, 2017. #

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Cars sit piled on top of one another at the Hotel Mercure in Marigot, on the French Collectivity of Saint Martin, after the passage of Hurricane Irma, on September 6, 2017. #

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Storm damage in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, in Sint Maarten, on September 6, 2017. #

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Destroyed palm trees stand outside the Mercure hotel in Marigot, on the Bay of Nettle, on September 6, 2017, after the passage of Hurricane Irma. #

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Damaged cars sit, stranded on a beach in Marigot by Hurricane Irma, on September 6, 2017. #

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A view of the aftermath left by Hurricane Irma on Sint Maarten, the Dutch part of Saint Martin Island, on September 6, 2017. #

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Wreckage left by Hurricane Irma on Sint Maarten, photographed on September 6, 2017. #

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A photo taken on September 6, 2017, shows a car turned onto its side in Marigot on September 7, 2017. #

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An aerial photo taken and released by the Dutch Department of Defense on September 6, 2017, shows the damage left by Hurricane Irma, at Princess Juliana International Airport and Simpson Bay Beach, on the Dutch side of Saint Martin. #

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A photo taken on September 6, 2017, shows broken palm trees on the beach of the Hotel Mercure in Marigot. #

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A woman stands near damaged homes in Marigot on September 6, 2017, after the passage of Hurricane Irma. #

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Debris and damaged buildings in Marigot, photographed on September 6, 2017. #

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People look at damage in Marigot on September 7, 2017. #

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Boats lie wrecked ashore, in Marigot, near the Bay of Nettle, on September 7, 2017. #

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View of the aftermath of Hurricane Irma on Saint Martin Island on September 6, 2017. #

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Cars sit piled on top of one another in Marigot on September 6, 2017. #

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Storm damage left by Irma in Marigot, photographed on September 6, 2017. #

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A photo taken on September 6, 2017, shows smoke rising from a fire near debris and damaged buildings in Marigot. #

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People stand in a sand-covered street of Marigot, after the passage of Hurricane Irma, on September 7, 2017. #

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The broken trunk of a palm tree in Marigot, photographed on September 6, 2017. #

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A car drives past wrecked boats in Marigot on September 7, 2017. #

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A photo taken on September 6, 2017, shows damage outside the Mercure hotel in Marigot, on the Bay of Nettle, on the island of Saint Martin in the northeast Caribbean. #

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