Prime Minister of Island Devastated by Hurricane Irma: We Need World's Help

Sep 12, 2017, 12:19 PM
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The cost of rebuilding the Caribbean island of Barbuda left in ruins by Hurricane Irma could be as much as $300 million, the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda has warned. He urged the international community to come to the aid of islands severely hit by the Category 5 storm. "We require probably about $250-300 million," Prime Minister Gaston Browne told TIME in an interview in Antigua on Tuesday. "The extent of the damage is beyond the means of these islands .