Hurricane Irma causes nearly $20 million of damage in Caribbean islands

Timothy Harris, prime minister of the Caribbean islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis, said that hurricane Irma caused an estimated $53 million Eastern Caribbean ($19.7 million) worth of damage, Caribbean News Now reported. Mr. Harris said that the Nevis Island Administration estimates the damage at XCD 12 million, while at Saint Kitts the estimate is XCD 41 million. The hurricane caused damage to water services, electricity, roads and quarry, houses, government buildings, agriculture, ports, jetties and the environment across the two islands.

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