Hurricane Irma first made landfall on islands in the Caribbean on Tuesday. Since then, it has caused mass destruction. At least 10 people have been killed in one of the strongest storms ever recorded in the Atlantic. Related: What Happens If a Cruise Ship Is Caught in a Hurricane Winds reached 185 miles per hour as the storm pummeled across northern Caribbean islands, including Antigua and Barbuda, Anguilla, the British Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. "The extent of destruction in Barbuda is unprecedented,” says Prime Minister Gaston Browne. "95% of properties suffered damage.” Blind Rivet Nut FactoryIrma (1/2) pic.twitter.com/2fgI6kUfx6— The Weather Network (@weathernetwork) September 7, 2017 The Prime Minister Gaston Browne of Antigua and Barbuda announced on Wednesday that 95 percent of the buildings on Barbuda were decimated in the storm.

The island, which is home to 1,600, has been rendered "barely habitable,” with 50 percent homeless, the prime minister told local news. 185 mph winds showed no mercy in #Anguilla as #Irma screamed across the northern Caribbean islands. pic.twitter.com/et82nhFZE4— AMHQ (@AMHQ) September 7, 2017 In Anguilla, damage from the storm was "severe and in some places critical.” 2 / #Vliegveld 'Princess Juliana International Airport' op #SintMaarten is ook platgewaaid door #orkaan #Irma - #Philipsburg #SXM #Maho pic.twitter.com/IvOZh8qjN0— Bondtehond (@Bondtehond) September 6, 2017 # The famous Princess Juliana International Airport on Sint Maarten sustained severe damage. Sand washed up to the airport’s main terminal and parts of the building’s roof were blown off. Related: Richard Branson Is Going to Ride Out Hurricane Irma on His Private Island The airport is famous with plane spotters because the runway is adjacent to the beach. A camera recording the scene at Maho Beach, Sint Maarten was ripped out of the ground and taken away with the storm. Some of the first aerial footage of St. Maarten shows widespread devastation from #Irma (📹: Dutch Navy) pic.twitter.com/933kD3HRVS— Brian L Kahn (@blkahn) September 7, 2017 L'ouragan #Irma a dévasté Saint-Martin. L'île est détruite à 95%. Les dégâts sont innombrables. Il y a au moins 8 morts. (© @telematin) pic.twitter.com/7Xb95TxZ5U— Météo Express (@MeteoExpress) September 7, 2017 #SaintBarth lors du passage du Cyclone #Irma. pic.twitter.com/TAmRqJfz9v— Guadeloupe 1ère (@guadeloupe_1ere) September 6, 2017 The French government has said that it is still too early to quantify the damage sustained in French Polynesia, although videos from St. Barthelemy and St. Martin show considerable flooding and buildings razed to the ground. El Gobernador informa que el 17% de la población no tiene servicio de agua producto de la falta de energía eléctrica. #IrmaPR— La Fortaleza (@fortalezapr) September 7, 2017 Delta 302, Boeing B737-900ER taking off from San Juan, hours before Hurricane Irma. Wind 35025G35KTPosted by Wladimir Castro on Wednesday, September 6, 2017 Hurricane Irma death toll rises to 10 in the Caribbean, more than half of Puerto Rico w/out power https://t.co/clXVBejVDJ pic.twitter.com/slMDwJy2V4— PIX11 News (@PIX11News) September 7, 2017 In Puerto Rico, two-thirds of the population are without electricity and 17 percent remain without water. Irma is still working its way across the Caribbean as a Category 5 storm. The Dominican Republic, Haiti and the Bahamas remain in the path of impact. The storm is expected to reach Florida by early Saturday. Governor Rick Scott ordered a mandatory evacuation for the state’s coastal areas.

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