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Newshour: Hurricane Irma Causes Devastation in the Caribbean

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07/09/2017 GMT

Hurricane Irma Causes Devastation in the Caribbean

BBC World Service - Newshour, Hurricane Irma Causes Devastation in the Caribbean

Whole communities have been reduced to rubble and at least nine people killed

Hurricane Irma has caused widespread destruction across the Caribbean, reducing buildings to rubble and leaving at least nine people dead.
The small island of Barbuda is said to be "barely habitable". Officials warn that St Martin is almost destroyed, and the death toll is likely to rise.

Also on the programme; Spain's Prime Minister says the upcoming Catalan independence referendum will be in breach of the Spanish constitution and; tales of kidnapping and extortion from migrants in Libya.

Photo: The Hotel Mercure in Marigot, on the French Collectivity of Saint Martin, during the passing of Hurricane Irma. Credit: Lionel Chamoiseau/AFP/Getty Images

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