In pictures: Irma devastates British Virgin Islands
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Irma - a category five hurricane - struck the islands last Wednesday, causing widespread devastation
A BBC team has been on the ground for a few hours, sending these images from an area where most communications are still cut off
At least five people are known to have been killed and a curfew has been imposed
The storm - the strongest in the Atlantic in the past decade - flattened homes and ripped down trees
Many residents on the British overseas territory have lost almost everything
Royal Engineers and Marine Commandos have arrived to help establish law and order and aid the recovery efforts
The local authorities are yet to assess the full damage caused by the hurricane
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