Days after it was hit by Hurricane Irma, the Caribbean island of Dominica was ravaged by the most powerful storm in its history. Many buildings were completely destroyed and virtually none were left untouched. Officials put the death toll from Hurricane Maria at 27, and more than 50 people remain missing. With the sheer scale of the devastation hampering relief efforts, officials believe the recovery process will take several years and billions of dollars

An aerial view of the capital, Roseau, three days after Hurricane Maria struck the island. Dominica, located close to the French islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe, is slowly restoring its telecommunications network after being almost completely cut off

A street in the once-bustling capital lies empty and devastated four days after Maria made landfall Photograph: Douglas Curran/AFP/Getty Images Facebook Twitter Pinterest

A woman stands amid the ruins of her home in Roseau. Almost every building on the island was damaged or destroyed Photograph: Lionel Chamoiseau/AFP/Getty Images

A father and son search for clean water in Castle Comfort, a small community in the parish of St George. The island’s lush vegetation has been left scarred by the hurricane, with thousands of trees snapped and strewn across the now partially barren lands

A battered road on the edge of the capital. Dominican authorities were still repairing highways and buildings damaged by tropical storm Erika in 2015 when the two hurricanes struck Photograph: Lionel Chamoiseau/AFP/Getty Images Facebook Twitter Pinteres

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