Hurricane Maria Leaves 'Mind-Boggling' Devastation

Hurricane Maria slammed into Dominica as a Category 5 storm Monday night, causing what the Caribbean nation's prime minister calls "mind-boggling" damage. 

In a Facebook post, Roosevelt Skerrit said the storm had left "widespread devastation" and torn the roofs off many homes, including his own. "My focus now is in rescuing the trapped and securing medical assistance for the injured," he said. 

In an earlier post, he said his house was flooded and he was at the "complete mercy of the hurricane." The National Hurricane Center says Maria, which hit Dominica with winds of up to 160mph, was downgraded to a Category 4 early Tuesday before regaining strength as a Category 5 again, reports Reuters.

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