Martinique escapes brunt of Hurricane Maria, Guadeloupe takes lashing


  • World
  • Tuesday, 19 Sep 2017

PARIS (Reuters) - The French island of Martinique escaped Hurricane Maria largely unscathed but a communications blackout with Guadeloupe meant it would be several more hours before damage there could be assessed, a senior French Civil Protection official said on Tuesday.

Maria, the second major storm to hit the Caribbean this month, lashed Guadeloupe's southern shores as it tracked northwest towards the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.

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