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Weekly Report - 14 September 2017 (WR-17-36)

REGION: Irma wreaks havoc across the Caribbean

The most powerful hurricane ever recorded in Atlantic waters tore through the Caribbean last week leaving a trail of destruction behind it. Irma, a category 5 hurricane, inflicted the most severe damage on the overseas territories of France, The Netherlands, the UK, and the US in the Leeward Islands, as well as Antigua & Barbuda. The death toll from Irma’s passage currently stands at 38, but hundreds are still reported missing. The total cost of the damage has been estimated at around US$10bn, ranging up to US$15.8bn, making it the most expensive disaster ever in the Caribbean, narrowly surpassing Hurricane Hugo and Ike (1989 and 2008 respectively), and this does not include losses to the tourism sector which comprises up to 60% of GDP for many of the islands.

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