In pictures: Irma devastates British Virgin Islands

Debris and an overturned car on British Virgin islandsPaul Blake/BBC

Irma - a category five hurricane - struck the islands last Wednesday, causing widespread devastation

Residents look at downed power lines on British Virgin IslandsPaul Blake/BBC

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

Devastation on British Virgin IslandsPaul Blake/BBC

At least five people are known to have been killed and a curfew has been imposed

Damaged houses, felled trees and an overturned vehicle on British Virgin IslandsPaul Blake/BBC

The storm - the strongest in the Atlantic in the past decade - flattened homes and ripped down trees

Local resident amid debris on British Virgin IslandsPaul Blake/BBC

Many residents on the British overseas territory have lost almost everything

Royal Engineers and Marine Commandos on British Virgin IslandsPaul Blake/BBC

Royal Engineers and Marine Commandos have arrived to help establish law and order and aid the recovery efforts

Debris on British Virgin IslandsPaul Blake/BBC

The local authorities are yet to assess the full damage caused by the hurricane

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