Antigua and Barbuda: Hurricane Irma – Humanitarian snapshot (as of 11 September 2017)
- Countries
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Sources
- OCHA
- Publication date
Hurricane Irma, a category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of nearly 295 km/h and higher gusts hit Antigua and Barbuda on 6 September 2017.
The islands of Antigua and Barbuda,St. Barthélemy, St Martin/Sint Maarten and the British Virgin Islands remain the most affected.
Barbuda sustained extensive damage and the population has been evacuated to Antigua.