After Hurricanes Irma and Harvey have housed in the Caribbean and in parts of the US, countless wild animals have been washed in places they do not belong to. Homeowners hit frogs and catfish in their pools, and in Florida they are warned of stray snakes and alligators. In Texas, a mysterious sea creature is doing the moods.
Rampenfighter Rob McNamara of the Canadian rescue organization Global Medic is deeply impressed with the devastation on St. Maarten. The rescue worker visits every possible natural tragedy in the world, but the dramatic effect of hurricane Irma is causing few disasters.
About seventy injured and patients from St. Maarten's hospital have been transferred to nearby islands, especially to Aruba. From Curaçao and Aruba, one hundred police officers have arrived, who have to end the looting.
Saint Maarten will be hit by the next Hurricane, José. Most wind is expected at the end of the night. In the Netherlands it's noon.
The situation on St. Maarten is becoming increasingly serious. There is anarchy threatening according to eyewitnesses. The robberies increase by the hour. Police are nowhere to be recognized and there is a shortage of soldiers. 'They are waving here with machetes on the street.'
The powerful Hurricane Irma draws on the Caribbean on Wednesday. According to Weatherplaza, the hurricane will soon be the first to hit Barbuda. The island belonging to the state of Antigua and Barbuda will be 'full hit', expects meteorologist Marco Verhoef. In Philipsburg on Sint Maarten the streets are already blank due to the rain preceding the hurricane.
William Marlin, Prime Minister of St. Maarten, has asked the Dutch Ministry of Defense to provide military assistance regarding the imminent Hurricane Irma. This is purely a precautionary measure, as there is no immediate threat to this.
