Irma leaves Barbuda uninhabited for 1st time in 300 years
Hurricane Irma has left the island of Barbuda in the Caribbean uninhabited for the first time in over 300 years. Around 1,700 residents of the island have been evacuated to shelters in Antigua, the partner island of the Commonwealth nation. Irma damaged an estimated 95% of Barbuda's structures including the island's sole hospital, airport and its schools.