The four "most solid" buildings on the Caribbean island of Saint Martin have been destroyed as

[Sunlei]

The four "most solid" buildings on the Caribbean island of Saint Martin have been destroyed as Hurricane Irma wreaks major damage in the region, the French government has said.

watching the webcam live that isn't working very well at the moment. Last I could "see" palm trees were bent over sideways and the cameras been out for about an hour now. There are live texts on next to the livecam video.

[underpants]

1. The last 52 seconds of a webcam there

http://www.mahobeachcam.com/

DU thread
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=9560839

[Sunlei]

3. I can't imagine how hard it must be to survive this "extreme" hurricane.

Time for Cat 6- hurricanes due to global warming/climate change.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

2. This is why we don't need a cat 6 for hurricanes.

Catastrophic destruction is as bad as it gets.

[cwydro]

5. Exactly.

You said it!

[smirkymonkey]

4. What a disaster!

I have been there a few times. It's a great place. I really hope people are able to stay safe, but if their shelters are being destroyed, I am really worried for them.

[Sunlei]

6. a DU member posted link to last 5 minutes of mahobeach cam St. Maarten island before it went out

my god, I don't see how anyone can survive this hurricanes winds. razor wire and cars blown about

http://www.mahobeachcam.com/