Another 26 million are at risk. Such data was released by the International Committee of the Red Cross.

According to the BBC, referring to the Organization, the hurricane destroyed almost all the buildings in Barbados and left the residents of Puerto Rico without electricity. The element also brought significant destruction to the British Virgin Islands, the islands of Saint-Martin, St. Barthelemy and St. Kitts and Nevis.

"Red Cross" has already allocated about 600 thousand Swiss francs for the preparation for the operational provision of assistance to the population, which can suffer because of the disaster.

In turn, Deutsche Welle reports that in Cuba, due to the approach of Hurricane Irma, more than 36,000 foreign tourists were evacuated to safe places According to available information, foreign citizens who had vacationed in Cuba were transported from the northern coast, where they were at risk from the danger, for approaching a natural disaster, to safe places. At the moment, the number of victims as a result of the hurricane "Irma" has grown to at least 11 people.

Recall, as reported URA-Inform, the President of the United States of America Donald Trump introduced the regime of emergency in connection with the approach of Hurricane Irma in another state - South Carolina.