Hurricane Maria was the most unpredictable of all the elements that prevailed in the Caribbean for the last 2 weeks. Yesterday morning he was a practical minimum – the 2nd category of danger and in the evening they reached the island of Dominica as the most powerful hurricane, leaving behind widespread devastation.
Let our thoughts be with the island of Dominica tonight. It just sustained a direct and devastating strike from a category 5 hurricane Maria. pic.twitter.com/UFP5YgHkxS
— Taylor Trogdon (@TTrogdon) September 19, 2017
As reported by the national center of hurricanes USA (NHC), on Monday evening, Maria burst into Dominica as a category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 155 mph (250 km / h).
The Prime Minister of the island nation, Roosevelt Skerrit said: «I honestly now don’t think about the damage because the hurricane is destructive… really stunning. Now I’m focused on saving people who are trapped, and medical assistance to the victims».
Initial reports are of widespread devastation. So far we have lost all what money can buy and replace. My greatest fear…
Posted by Roosevelt Skerrit on Monday, September 18, 2017
«The wind has swept away the roofs of houses, almost every person with whom I was able to talk personally – shared Skerrit. – Shelter in my official residence was one of the first that broke the storm.»
According to Reuters, this morning, devastating Maria approached Virgin island USA Sainte-Croix, a little priutino to the 4th category. The NHC in Miami said that hurricane intensity may fluctuate over the next two days, but will not fall below the extremely dangerous 4th category.
