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Antigua Was 'Lucky,' Reporter Says As Sister Island Barbuda Devastated By Irma

A man surveys the wreckage on his property after the passing of Hurricane Irma, in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017. Heavy rain and 185-mph winds lashed the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico's northeast coast as Irma, the strongest Atlantic Ocean hurricane ever measured, roared through Caribbean islands on its way to a possible hit on South Florida. (Johnny Jno-Baptiste/AP)
A man surveys the wreckage on his property after the passing of Hurricane Irma, in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017. Heavy rain and 185-mph winds lashed the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico's northeast coast as Irma, the strongest Atlantic Ocean hurricane ever measured, roared through Caribbean islands on its way to a possible hit on South Florida. (Johnny Jno-Baptiste/AP)

Hurricane Irma devastated Barbuda on Wednesday and residents on its sister island, Antigua, which was less hard hit, are cleaning up and trying to help their neighbors.

Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson gets an update from Carl Joseph, a reporter for Antigua News Room (@AntiguaNewsRoom)news agency.

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