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Hurricane Irma destroys buildings in St. Martin

Posted at 10:07 AM, Sep 06, 2017
and last updated 2017-09-06 13:50:18-04

ST. MARTIN – Four of the strongest buildings on the Caribbean island of St. Martin have been destroyed by Hurricane Irma, French Interior Minister Gérard Collomb said at a news conference Wednesday.

It’s likely that all other older buildings there have at least been damaged, he said.

About half of the island is a French overseas collectivity, and the remainder is a constituent country of the Netherlands.