On the morning of September 6th, 2017, residents of the French collectivity of Saint Martin awoke to find a category 5 hurricane sweeping over their idyllic Caribbean island.
A sense of overwhelming devastation washed over the populace as the hurricane systematically disfigured their homes, their schools, and their businesses. Trees were violently ripped from the ground; vehicles were lifted into the air and hurled across the island like leaves blowing in the wind.
