Hurricane Irma Devastated My Childhood Home—But Locals Are Holding Things Together
I remember the sound of chainsaws. It was the morning of September 16, 1995, after Hurricane Marilyn hit St. Thomas, one of the U.S. Virgin Islands. The 105 mph winds of the Category 3 storm blew away a neighbor’s home, and parts of it hit ours, smashing the top floor. I huddled with my parents…
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