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Montevideo, May 4th 2024 - 08:59 UTC

Tag: St John Island

  • Wednesday, September 20th 2017 - 07:00 UTC

    Merciless Hurricane Maria lashes across the Caribbean leaving thousands homeless

    Maria’s 255 kilometer per hour winds had already roared into the eastern Caribbean island of Dominica on Tuesday

    Hurricane Maria slammed into the US Virgin Islands on Tuesday, lashing the archipelago with rain as Puerto Rico braced for the Category Five storm’s expected landfall on Wednesday. On St John Island, which was also battered by Hurricane Irma two weeks ago, locals reported seeing trees dramatically swaying in swirling winds, with rain pouring “sideways.”