Saint Marteen ‘on verge of civil war’ as violence escalates in wake of Hurricane Irma:
THINGS COULD NOT BE WORSE FOR THE ONCE POPULAR DESTINATION POINT
Mark Rutte, prime minister of the Netherlands, previously announced they will be sending in soldiers and police to deal with the post-storm looting taking place in the wake of the destruction.
Sint Maarten, as it is known in Dutch, is an independent nation within the Kingdom of the Netherlands with a population of around 40,000 people, around the same amount of people living on the French side of the island.
There have also been reports of men armed with machine guns and machetes roaming the streets. Sint Maarten Prime Minister William Marlin said the island is currently under curfew but the looting has “subsided”.
Paul De Windt, publisher of The Daily Herald, a newspaper on the Dutch side of the island, said: “There was some looting in the first few days, but the Dutch marines and police are on the street to prevent it.
“Some people steal luxury things and booze, but a lot of people are stealing water and biscuits.”
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