Hurricane Irma: 'Life threatening storm surge expected in the Florida Keys' – latest updates Read moreHowever, the islands were spared another battering on Saturday when Hurricane Jose had “markedly less” impact than first feared. Irma wrought extensive damage after it hit the isolated islands of St Barts, St Martin, Anguilla and the British and the Virgin Islands group, leaving 22 people dead. “We are all safe but in a state of shock,” said Natalie Drury, a resident of the British Virgin Islands. On Saturday, the foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, announced a package of £42m ($55m) for the relief effort in the British territories of Anguilla, British Virgin Islands and Turks & Caicos. The agency had issued its highest warning, saying the Category Four Hurricane Jose could become a “dangerous event of exceptional intensity”.

Source: The Guardian September 10, 2017 04:00 UTC