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A ruined house in Road Town, Tortola after Hurricane Irma. In May 2018 the Immigration Department of the British Virgin Islands announced that the population of the Territory has dropped by approximately 11% since Hurricanes Irma and Maria struck the previous year. [4]
Damage in Road Town following Hurricane Irma On 6 September 2017, Hurricane Irma struck the islands, causing extensive damage, especially on Tortola, and killing four people. [ 18 ] [ 19 ] [ 20 ] The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency declared a state of emergency.
Hurricane Marilyn: 1: Eye passed to the north. Caused catastrophic damage leaving 20% of the population homeless. Struck nine days after Hurricane Luis. [13] 1995: Hurricane Luis: 2: Eye passed to the north. Caused moderate damage. [14] 1989: Hurricane Hugo: 4: First hurricane to strike the main island of Tortola in over 50 years.
Road Town, located on Tortola, is the capital and largest town of the British Virgin Islands. It is situated on the horseshoe-shaped Road Harbour in the centre of the island's south coast. The population was about 15,000 in 2018.
However the new service never flew, and BVI Airways is now presumed to be defunct [18] having laid off all of its staff shortly before Hurricane Irma stuck in 2017. [19] American Airlines began nonstop jet service between Tortola and Miami in June 2023 with flights operated by American Eagle Embraer 175 regional jets. [20]
Tortola (/ t ɔːr ˈ t oʊ l ə /) is the largest and most populated island of the British Virgin Islands, a group of islands that form part of the archipelago of the Virgin Islands. [2] It has a surface area of 55.7 square kilometres (21.5 square miles) with a total population of 23,908, with 9,400 residents in Road Town .
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Old Government House, Road Town, Tortola. Government House, located in Road Town, Tortola, is the official residence of the governor of the British Virgin Islands. [1]The original structure, dating back to 1899, was destroyed by a hurricane in 1924.