Hunger and mass looting on the BVI's

[Silent Earth]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4875370/Islanders-fight-scraps-food-St-Martin.html

• Desperate residents on St Martin have been seen brawling over remaining scraps of food left on the island

• The regional police chief said a gang of 600 'local delinquents' were responsible for large scale looting

• Exhausted tourists pictured breaking down in tears as they prepare to board evacuation flights from island

• People trapped on the island have described the 'biblical-scale destruction' as relief efforts gather pace today

• Many tourists are locking themselves in their hotel rooms as the only way to stay safe during the unrest

• Islanders are taking matters into their own hands, arming themselves with machetes to defend themselves

• One bar manager has described how there is 'no rules, no law and no protection' in Maho Beach, St Martin

• Authorities confirmed 10 people had been killed on Cuba bringing the death toll to at least 34 in Caribbean

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