‘May God protect us all’: The tiny islands in Irma’s path brace for the worst

In Puerto Rico, some residents are preparing to be without electricity for up to four months. In St. Thomas, part of the U.S. Virgin Islands, people are praying their roofs hold. Throughout these American territories and other Caribbean islands in Hurricane Irma's path, there was widespread fear Tuesday, even in the face of preemptive emergency declarations, that this ferocious […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/09/05/may-god-protect-us-all-the-tiny-islands-in-irmas-path-brace-for-the-worst/