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US Virgin Islands Photo Diary 16 months after Cat 5 hurricanes Irma and Maria struck

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by Lefty Coaster

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Monday, Feb. 04, 2019 Monday, Feb. 04, 2019 at 7:25:25pm PST

A church with it's north wall torn away

Today I returned home from three weeks working as a volunteer with Hearts and Hands in the US Virgin Islands.

An Iguana joins us during a lunch break.

A street light along the main road in St Thomas.

Repairs under way at the Youth Achievement Academy. Later I installed a kitchen on the far wall.

The Alie McBean Recreational Complex.

Members of a local community group we were working with to repair the Recreational Complex.

A view of many roofs covered with blue tarps as temporary repairs remaining 16 months later.

The Hearts and Hands volunteers and staff I worked with

Luna (a he) the Volunteer Cat.

Hearts and Hands US Virgin Islands Hurricane Response