Hurricane Luis hits Antigua

Witness by BBC

Aug 27, 20269:37Society & Culture

On 4 September 1995, Hurricane Luis hit the Caribbean island of Antigua. Two people were killed and three-quarters of homes were destroyed. Authorities said it set the island back by a decade. Resident Eli Fuller tells J...

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