Paradise obliterated by Irma in the British Virgin Islands

Posted by Valentine Belue on Tuesday, August 27, 2024

PENNY MARSHALL:

But now all hope is with the British, whose help has just arrived. Royal Marines are spreading out across the islands to reestablish order. Extra police have also been flown in from other parts of the Caribbean.

And if there was a delay getting help in here, there is now a clear urgency about trying to get it out to those who need it most. But those who can't wait are desperate to fly out to safety.

Families are sheltering at the airport, waiting for places on planes that so far haven't come. Heather Robinson and her baby son Luke are waiting. They have lost everything.

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