Hurricane Irma death toll reduced from 8 to 4 in French Caribbean

Record ID: 909452

  • Title: Hurricane Irma death toll reduced from 8 to 4 in French Caribbean
  • Date: 7th September 2017
  • Summary: PARIS, FRANCE (SEPTEMBER 7, 2017) (AGENCY POOL) FRENCH PRIME MINISTER, EDOUARD PHILIPPE, ARRIVING FOR NEWS CONFERENCE PHILIPPE AT PODIUM WITH OTHER GOVERNMENT MINISTERS (SOUNDBITE) (French) FRENCH PRIME MINISTER, EDOUARD PHILIPPE, SAYING: "The human death toll is still uncertain as clearing operations are underway. However, I can tell you that four deceased persons have been found on the island of Saint Martin, no deceased persons have yet been found on the island of Saint Barthelemy." PHILIPPE AT NEWS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (French) FRENCH PRIME MINISTER EDOUARD PHILIPPE, SAYING: "The damage to property is considerable. According to the Saint Martin authorities, 95 percent of houses are damaged and 60 percent are uninhabitable. We'll have a better idea of these figures as we get more information. The electricity is cut off, there is no drinking water, fuel is unavailable. Roads are blocked and only very partially passable even though clearing operations have started." PHILIPPE LEAVING
  • Embargoed: 21st September 2017 16:48
  • Keywords: Irma hurricane Saint Martin Philippe toll
  • Location: PARIS, FRANCE
  • City: PARIS, FRANCE
  • Country: France
  • Topics: Disaster/Accidents,Wind/Hurricane/Typhoons/Tornadoes
  • Reuters ID: LVA0016XLMS07
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: France's prime minister on Thursday (September 7) reduced the French death toll from Hurricane Irma from eight to four despite extensive destruction on the island of Saint Martin after Hurricane Irma swept through the Caribbean.
    With winds of around 180 mph (290 kph), the storm lashed several small islands in the northeast Caribbean, including the French overseas territories of Saint Martin and Saint Barthelemy, tearing down trees, flattening homes and causing widespread damage.
    French authorities had earlier said the storm had killed eight people, though Prime Minister Edouard Philippe stressed that the figure of four could still change.
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