In pictures: Irma ravages Caribbean

People clear wreckage in a street in Marigot on the French Caribbean island of Saint-Martin. 7 Sept 2017AFP

Hurricane Irma has destroyed homes and businesses across the Caribbean. This is the scene on one street in Saint-Martin

Cars floating outside buildingHandout/ RCI Guadeloupe

"It is an enormous disaster, 95% of the island is destroyed. I am in shock," Saint-Martin official Daniel Gibbs said in a radio interview

Multiple yachts crammed together in the British Virgin IslandsRon Gurney/Handout via REUTERS

In the British Virgin Islands, winds and waves pushed boats against the shore

Picture of destruction in Barbuda by Laura Bicker

A picture taken by the BBC's Laura Bicker shows the trail of destruction in Barbuda

A destroyed house on the French administered territory of Saint Barthelemy, after the passage of Hurricane Irma. 7 Sept 2017AFP/QUENTIN LIOU

Homes were levelled and power cables toppled on the French-administered territory of Saint Barthélemy

A fallen power pole in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, September 8, 2017Reuters

Powerful winds across the Dominican Republic left more than 100 buildings destroyed and 17 districts cut off, according to officials

Remains of an old bridge at the border between Haiti and Dominican Republic in Ouanaminthe, Haiti. September 8, 2017Reuters

In neighbouring Haiti, many roads were blocked or damaged by the storm, hindering recovery operations

a disaster relief operationAFP

A British Army team arrived on the battered island of Anguilla to organise a relief operation

Wrecked houses from aboveHandout

The Dutch military released aerial pictures showing the devastation on Sint-Maarten

Palm trees knocked over and floating in floodwaters in Puerto RicoGetty Images

These palm tree were ripped from the ground in Puerto Rico

Women putting boards on front door in Key West, FloridaAFP/ Getty Images

Residents in Key West, Florida, have boarded up and left their homes under a mandatory evacuation order

Trolley laden with milk, water and charcoal briquettes in FloridaAFP/ Getty Images

Some shops in Florida ran out of bottled water and there are reports of fights breaking out between desperate shoppers

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