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A fire brigade volunteer clears the mud from the streets in and around Roseau. The drainages were clogged with the dirt the flooding left behind. As Roseau is cleared of Maria’s wreckage, the cramped city is slowly bustling to life once again
A father hands masks to his family. With waste disposal concentrated to key points in Roseau, locals burn heaps of debris and rotten wood planks making the air abrasive and filled with smoke
A man just outside the capital of Roseau clears his home of debris. Most Dominicans aren’t waiting for assistance from the central government, overwhelmed as it is. They’re taking to the streets with axes and shovels to clear the roads and their home
The 280 km/h winds eradicated ancient forests that covered every canyon and valley on the island. Pockets of living foliage remain but the very identity of island is at stake. The thousand hues of green that covered Dominica have been stripped into a sing
A rare Jaco Parrot, endemic to Dominica, scavenges for food in one of the island’s thrashed rain forests. Since Maria, sightings of the very same parrots emblazoned on the country’s flag, have been even more scarce raising fear of the parrots’ viability
A miasma of burning rubbish, dust and rot lingers over Roseau. Dust is kicked up as an aid helicopter ferries aid back and forth into Windsor Stadium from foreign support ships anchored just off coast
The mass flooding and debris-laden landslides destroyed motorways and bridges across Dominica. This bridge near Mero on the west side was critically damaged once before during Tropical Storm Erika in 2015
Soldiers and police monitor businesses around Dominica such as this super market in Roseau. Dominicans wait hours under the sun to top up their phones, withdraw cash from ATMs and purchase supplies for their households
Security forces from the Eastern Caribbean arrived once looting started during Maria’s immediate chaotic aftermath. The unrest was quickly quelled, but a 6pm curfew remains over the capital of Roseau while a state of emergency remains in effect
Not a village was spared on the island of 70,000. 99% of trees were either left leafless or uprooted. In an official post-storm government survey, every house in the country has been damaged to some degree such as these houses hanging over a ravine in Mor
Like most houses in New Town, flooding lead to extensive damage to homes. The mountainous terrain of Dominica also made for countless landslides to rush into villages below
Along the southern and eastern quarters of the country, where Category 5 Maria made landfall, the destruction was the most severe. The government’s efforts to clear debris have been overwhelmed by the scope of the catastrophe
A woman walks over the wreckage of a landslide that decimated the village of Pointe Michel. Ever since the Hurricane Maria roared over the island, potable water remains inaccessible for the vast majority of Dominica
The winds pulled the corrugated galvanized iron sheets from the roof, room by room. “As if someone was ripping it off by hand,” said Lewis
Tristan’s Valley district was devastated by the powerful winds, landslides and flooding rivers
Tristan Lewis lost his father and home during Tropical Storm Erika two years ago. After working hard since then to get back on his feet, his house was nearly destroyed again by Hurricane Maria’s category 5 winds
Tristan Lewis lost his father and home during Tropical Storm Erika two years ago. After working hard since then to get back on his feet, his house was nearly destroyed again by Hurricane Maria’s category 5 winds
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