Press Release: Summary of events from Hurricane Irma

There’ve been no reports of deaths so far. Three persons sought medical attention at the Mount St John Medical Centre. They were four minor incidents.
We are presently trying to re-establish communication with Barbuda to get a clearer picture of the situation there.
The last communication with Barbuda was about 12:30am. Before communication was lost we got reports of several buildings having damaged roofs to include the Police Station.
The Barbuda Weather Station, monitored by the Met Office, recorded sustained winds of 119 mph and gusts of 150mph.
The preliminary report is indicating that damage across Antigua and Barbuda is minimal.
We received feedback from the District Disaster Coordinators, who have already begun some assessment.
An initial situation overview is being conducted which will give an indication of the damage and where pockets of damage are concentrated.
There were several reports of roof damage in Antigua – in areas like Crosbies, Fort Road, Clare Hall, Grays Farm and Pigotts – four roofs completely off.
In St George District – An access-way into Barnes Hill had to be cleared by removing a portion of a tree that fell across the road. In St Phillip South, they are in the process of making a quick assessment and will get an update on that.
In Freetown and Bethesda, a few trees and telephone lines are down.
In the Hodges Bay are few poles and telephone wires are down.
There was a report of a roof in the road close to Sunnyside and downed trees.
There was also a report of a container fire on Friars Hill Road. The Fire Department extinguished the fire.
Police conducted rescue operations in Crosbies, Fort Road and Whenner Road.
Further updates will be given.