A man boards up the door of his home on the French overseas island of Guadeloupe on 5 September, ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Irma
An employee lays down sandbags at the Mercure Hotel at Baie Nettle beach, on the French overseas island of Saint-Martin
A still from a video posted on Facebook by Stefany Santacruz showing the view of the storm from her balcony in Filipsburg, in Dutch Saint Martin, the lower part of the island
A flooded street in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, on 6 September. Almost million people in the US territory are without electricity after the category 5 tropical storm tore across the island
A rescue team from the Puerto Rican emergency management agency inspects a flooded area after the passing of Hurricane Irma
An aerial photograph released by the Dutch defence ministry department shows the extent of the deadly devastation wrought on Dutch Saint Martin
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Gandhi arrests: Narendra Modi's 'vendetta' against India's oppositionThe Explainer Another episode threatens to spark uproar in the Indian PM's long-running battle against the country's first family
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How the woke right gained power in the USUnder the radar The term has grown in prominence since Donald Trump returned to the White House
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