Hurricane Irma is one of the biggest storms to form in the Atlantic in a decade, and overnight it devastated areas of the Caribbean, causing widespread destruction and more than a dozen deaths.
Pictures and videos are shocking:
Images show Irma damage in Barbuda; officials say destruction could be "upwards of 90%" https://t.co/5WpCIuCk4d https://t.co/GBjTj9ZeXz
— CNN (@CNN) September 6, 2017
Wow this is how #Irma Is affecting St. Martin. Flooding, storm surge and wind damage visible #hurricaneIrma . pic.twitter.com/5aKkmjuGLT
— WEATHER/ METEO WORLD (@StormchaserUKEU) September 6, 2017
Category 5 Hurricane #Irma closing in on the Leeward Islands with sustained 185 mph winds. Catastrophic damage expected along its path. pic.twitter.com/cpq7VmBnO7
— Michael Lowry (@MichaelRLowry) September 5, 2017
Hurricane #Irma – a powerful Category 5 storm – destroyed 95% of Barbuda's structures and vehicles. https://t.co/5LM9EX3mj3 pic.twitter.com/KOcLCed7ld
— ABC News (@ABC) September 7, 2017
But there are ways that you can help the victims of the storm. Groups including WorldVision, Save the Children, Convoy of Hope, Oxfam and others are issuing disaster relief assistance throughout the region and need support.