thank you for joining us, gaston brown.looked at the damage caused. joining us, gaston brown. you have looked at the damage causedm joining us, gaston brown. you have looked at the damage caused. it is heart—wrenching. absolutely devastating. 90% of the properties have been damaged. homes, institutions, schools, hotels, the airport, the runway has been damaged. we cannot accommodate any kinds of flights, international, national, demands. telecommunications have been literally broken into. infrastructure has been damaged. it has been total carnage in the area. wind speeds of 200 miles per hour. the country was in the direct path of hurricane irma. they have never seen anything like that before. it isa seen anything like that before. it is a devastating hurricane. absolutely terrible. you have been speaking to people. what have they told you? i would say that, obviously, when you look at the extent of the carnage, i think they are worried about immediate circumstances. they have hurricane jose to worry about as well to be if

destroyed, according to prime minister gaston browne. >> this has been one of the worst days of my lifetire country has been decimated. i have never seen anything like this before. >> reporter: in puerto rico, irma left thousands homeless and most of the island in the dark. >> it was loud. it was loud. >> reporter: ron robles spent a sleepless night when his roof blew off. right here? >> that's the roof. that thing blew off. just a second, it took maybe three seconds to blow that thing off. >> reporter: in haiti, this poor town is prone to flooding, and the island is bracing for its turn with irma. and now, with barely a chance to breathe, another hurricane is bearing down on the caribbean. hurricane jose could hit the very same islands that have already been so devastated. >> hurricane irma is expected to make land fall in the united states on sunday morning evacuations orders have been issued throughout florida and especially the keys. some of those islands may be completely submerged by the storm surge. >> reporter: the fishermen of the florida keys have begun a long-established trad

i spoke just now to the prime minister of antigua and barbuda gaston browne.ted. antigua just got a little brush, and is actually open for business. flights will open tomorrow morning from 6am. and electricity has been restored. so antigua is fine. the problem is barbuda. barbuda sustained winds of up to 225 mph. and, as a result of that, the country's infrastructure, all of the homes are practically decimated. up to 90% of homes are damaged. it is a really terrible situation there. and we are trying to bring some early relief to the people of barbuda and then hopefully start the rebuilding process shortly afterwards. do you have any realistic figures at the moment on casualties? we have been told so far there has been one fatality. we understand we don't have a lot of people have suffered injuries. we have had one fatality so far, a toddler, a two—year—old. it would appear as though the property in which the toddler and her mother were staying in was devastated. it seems as though the child suffered an injury and died. for people who don't know about barbuda,

our prime minister, gaston brown, gave him good guidance and everybody has stayed put and we have battened well and i think we are very well—prepared, as very well and i think we are very well—prepa red, as prepared very well and i think we are very well—prepared, as prepared as we can be for this category five hurricane. you have seen pretty bad storms before, what are you expecting? you have seen pretty bad storms before, what are you expecting ?|j you have seen pretty bad storms before, what are you expecting? i am expecting it to be very bad. i was around 22 years ago for hurricane lewis and i've heard from the weather reports that this one is going to be even worse. i would say we are a little scared at this point, very scared, but we're trying to show our confidence but i think it will be catastrophic and we've got to do the best we can do. i know the shelters have been open since this afternoon and i know there are many shelters and every community have shelters, there were long queues today at the supermarket and at the hardware stores as i said and i think we are very prepared and

let's get more on hurricane irma now. 0n the line is the prime minister of antigua and barbuda, gaston brownes your time. i gather that antigua is not badly hit by barbuda is badly hit absolutely. antigua was just slightly brushed. it is open for business. the airport is open and commercial flights resume tomorrow morning. electricity has been restored. antigua is fine. the problem is barbuda. barbuda sustained winds of over 200 mph and asa sustained winds of over 200 mph and as a result of that, practically everything was decimated, up to 90% of the homes are damaged and the roads, some say their homes are totally demolished. it is a terrible situation and we are trying to bring some urgent relief to the people of barbuda and shortly start the rebuilding process. do you have any realistic figures on casualties? we know of one fatality. many people suffered injuries but one fatality so far, a young child. it appears that the place where they were staying was devastated and she had to seek shelter with her mother but the child suffered an injury. for people who do not know barbuda, could you d

caribbean, was even worse. 95% of the buildings have been destroyed, according to prime minister gaston browne this has been one of the worst days of my life. the entire country has been decimated. i have never seen anything like this before. >> reporter: in puerto rico, irma left thousands homeless and most of the island in the dark. >> it was loud. it was loud. >> reporter: ron robles spent a sleepless night when his roof blew off. right here? >> that's the roof. that thing blew off. just a second, it took maybe three seconds to blow that thing off. >> reporter: in haiti, this poor town is prone to flooding, and the island is bracing for its turn with irma. and now, with barely a chance to breathe, another hurricane is bearing down on the caribbean. hurricane jose could hit the very same islands that have already been so devastated. jeff? >> glor: tony dokoupil, thank you very much. miami is just a few feet above sea level and floods often in minor storms. mark strassmann now, on how it's preparing for irma. >> reporter: miami beach's most sought-after sand today sat in a parking lot. famili

prime minister gaston brown has brought other caribbean leaders to see what's left of the island. it was hit with the maximum force of hurricane brown says help is urgently needed today is what i consider to be a mangled wreck in order to restore it in order to rebuild and to ensure that we can relocate about it will take an enormous amount of resources. electricity phone lines of people's homes damaged or gone the situation is so precarious that the entire population has been evacuated turned which emerged unscathed brown who is prime minister of both islands says it will take more than two hundred million dollars to bring it back to life. the government's trying to take the positives out of the fact that more than ninety percent of buildings here damaged they want to implement an ambitious rebuilding program with high construction standards to guard against future hurricanes and one hundred percent green energy for the island the problem with that is cash they say they don't have anywhere near enough while other island nations devastated by the hurricane like martin in the virgi

total carnage is how antigua and barbuda prime minister gaston brown describes the aftermath of hurricane irma the category five storm blasted the caribbean with heavy rain and wind speeds that peaked at nearly three hundred kilometers per hour destroying homes and prompting the emergency evacuation of thousands of residents and tourists many caribbean nations have political ties to the u.k. france united states and the netherlands relying on them to provide assistance when disaster strikes others like antigua and barbuda are dependent on their own economies and emergency aid from the international community but as residents and relief workers begin to rebuild the caribbean the region must now prepared to meet the possible threat of hurricane maria there who said. they were going to encounter some difficulties with winds that we were measuring just moments ago just hours ago at one hundred fifty kilometers per hour today we're measuring them at two hundred kilometers per hour and with a lot of water stronger than hurricane erma so obviously it's going to be a difficult episode. with so ma

just moments ago, i spoke with the prime minister, gaston brown, with now an urgent effort under way, trying to get everyone out. prime minister brown, thanks for joining us, and the pictures coming in are just devastating. i know you have had a chance to fly over the island and to visit it in person. describe what you saw for us. >> well, to me, i never contemplated they had such damages. i mean, the landscape was just totally decimated. 90% or more of the buildings were damaged. it literally destroyed a country. >> mr. prime minister, i know you described it as though a bomb went off on that island, and we are all watching the track now of hurricane jose, which could get to that island as well. just incredible that you could be facing two hurricanes now. you're trying to get everybody off the island? >> well, we are. we are being proactive, and evacuations have taken place this morning. we will have the island completely evacuated. >> mr. prime minister, thank you for your time. i know you're very busy, and please make sure the people of your island know they are in our thoughts and

the prime minister, gaston browne, has declared barbuda is practically uninhabitable, and warns the entire island may need to be evacuated as another storm approaches. >> we are threatened now i get potentially another storm, hurricane jose. if that is the case and it is coming our way, clearly, we will have to evacuate the residence of barbuda. amy: on puerto rico, more than million people have lost power. authorities are warning some areas could be without power from to sixx months partly because the electrical infrastructure has gone neglected because of the debt crisis. the death toll from hurricane irma is expected to rise in the coming days as the storm moves toward the dominican republic and haiti, and then on to the u.s. southern coast in florida more than 100,000 people have , been told to evacuate their homes in miami-dade county, as irma is predicted to be one of the worst storms to ever hit miami. nermeen: all this comes as the trump administration, and the state of florida, continues to deny the existence of climate change. in 2015, florida governor rick scott banned agencies

prime minister gaston brown has brought other caribbean leaders to see what's left of the island. it was hit with the maximum force of hurricane brown says help is urgently needed by me that today is what i considered to be a mangled wreck in order to restore it in order to rebuild and to ensure that we can relocate babbit and it will take any normative out of resources. electricity phone lines of people's homes at damaged or gone the situation so precarious the entire populations been evacuated turn which emerged unscathed brown who is prime minister of both islands says it will take more than two hundred million dollars to bring back to life. the government's trying to take the positives out of the fact that more than ninety percent of buildings here damaged they want to implement an ambitious rebuilding program with high construction standards to guard against future hurricanes and one hundred percent green energy for the island the problem with that is cash they say they don't have anywhere near enough while other island nations devastated by the hurricane like martin and the

indeed, the prime minister, gassed gaston brown, has described barbuda is being barely habitable.orth—east. with hurricanejoe is a a few days away moving across the same sort of area, it could hamper relief efforts. from there, hurricane irma went further north—west, the second landfall across the island of saint martin. we had quotes from a local councillor, daniel gibbs, who talked about saint martin being 95% of the island destroyed. to the north of saint martin was a thriller which has been hit very hard by the hurricane. the hurricane had moved on into the british virgin islands, again, we've been seeing reports coming out of there, nasty scenes from there. the damage caused by the winds and the storm surge was significant. we were expecting storm surge around 11 foot high in places, which would cause inundation as it worked inland. the latest position of irma, continuing its north—west track. it's quite away from the island of puerto rico and is packed to the north of the dominican republic. the eyeball is away from that enough to take winds offshore but there will be strong

, on the latest preparations there. 0n the line is the prime minister of antigua and barbuda — gaston browneor you joining us, prime minister. can you bring us up us, prime minister. can you bring us up to date on the experience on your islands? absolutely. we have certainly weathered what would have been one of the most powerful hurricanes to have made its way through the caribbean. i have to say that we have had some stunning results. the forecast initially predicted there would be severe devastation and destruction. however, so far, we have no reports of any casualties or fatalities arising from the passage of irma. i think it's an impressive story of readiness and resilience. the people of antigua and barbuda heeded the warnings. they have treated the storm with the absolute seriousness it deserves. in that sense we have been spared the projected horrendous damage predicted. within a matter of hours, antigua and barbuda should be open for business. we believe that will be in the next 12 hours, the airport will be available to take commercialflights. airport will be available to take comm

indeed, the prime minister, gassed gaston brown, has described barbuda is being barely habitable.5 mph. this was the storm at its peak. barbuda was in the wrong place. from there, it worked west north—westwards, and made a second landfall across the island of san martin. again, it's caused catastrophic damage. one of the local councillors on the island has talked about 95% of the buildings being damaged. from there, the storm's been working in a west north—westward direction. and during yesterday evening time our time, it went across the british virgin islands, particularly the northern coast, bringing huge rainfalls, really strong winds, and a massive storm surge was expected, too. overnight it is bringing torrential rain to puerto rico. but the centre of the storm, where we get the strongest hurricane winds, has thankfullyjust stayed off to the north coast. nevertheless, the rain could still cause problems. across haiti and the dominican republic, torrential rain on the forecast as well. but this storm is heading over towards the turks and caicos islands, that's where it's comin

gaston browne/prime minister, antigua and barbuda: 90 percent of the homes have been decimated -- it's a real sad situation. it's a natural disaster of unprecedented scale. and residents here in the state of florida are watching closely. long lines at gas stations and grocery stores...people boarding up their homes... and in some cases - preparing to evacuate gov. rick scott, cannot protect you in the middle of the storm. this means you need to plan now and where you'd need to go. do not wait. but gasoline is already in short supply. officials in the state say at the moment, that's a top prioritysen. bill nelson, florida: we deperately need gasoline. and that's why i fired off an email last night to the head of fema to see if they can get gasoline into the state because people are running out. irma may force one of the largest evacuations ever in the united states. a hurricane watch is already in effect for parts of south florida. but the timing and the track of the storm is still unclear. that's why officials want everyone in the state to be ready as soon as possible. gov. rick scott,

we can now speak to the prime minister of antigua and barbuda, gaston alphonso browne.. thank you very much for talking to us on breakfast. you are back on antigua is that correct? yes. good morning to you and your viewers. good morning. tell us and your viewers. good morning. tell us where you are in antigua. we saw the devastation hit barbuda. yes. the extent of the damage was minimal in antigua. it is back up and running, actually. the airport opens tomorrow morning. we will be undertaking national flights again. and most of the electricity has been restored. but barbuda is completely different, a complete contrast. in antigua we can see there has been significant resilience, we can celebrate surviving. barbuda is devastated. yesterday when i travelled and circumnavigated the island, it was emotionally painful to see such a beautiful island totally destroyed to the extent about 90% of the country is damaged, totally demolished. we have significant homeless people now in a bid. we have efforts to make sure we can help them tomorrow. —— in barbuda. we have seen you hel

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