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Hurricane Irma Barrels Into Puerto Rico

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What was supposed to be a much-needed girls trip has turned into a nightmare for a group of Black women caught in the crosshairs of Hurricane Irma.

According to a post on Instagram, the ladies were living their best life with their melanin on fleek on the island of St. Martin:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BYmVJ5Ilryl/?hl=en&taken-by=pardon_my_fancy

https://www.instagram.com/p/BYot54uF-lN/?hl=en&taken-by=pardon_my_fancy

Then the devastating and deadly storm hit, leaving six out of eight of them stranded on the island. One of the women, who goes by pardon_my_fancy on Instagram, wrote that she and her friends were stuck in a bathroom for 20 hours before they were rescued by the St. Martin fire department:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BYug2ixl24q/?hl=en&taken-by=pardon_my_fancy

Here’s the before and after of their room:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BYujH60lZan/?hl=en&taken-by=pardon_my_fancy

Other damage:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BYvC5kqBzF_/?hl=en&taken-by=vavavavroom

According to a second friend vavavavroom, they are still stuck on the island and are asking for help to get back to the US by any means necessary:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BYvMZTSBleH/?hl=en&taken-by=vavavavroom

https://www.instagram.com/p/BYvRQylFVtg/?hl=en&taken-by=pardon_my_fancy

If you can help, PLEASE contact these women directly on Instagram. They definitely need us to do whatever we can!

As we all know by now, Hurricane Irma is not a game! 

We previously reported that the Category 5 storm has taken the lives of at least 10 people since it hit on Wednesday and has wiped out Barbuda and heavily impacted islands such as Turks and Caicos and Puerto Rico. It’s now on its way to Southern Florida.

We’re sending prayers out to these ladies and everyone affected by this dangerous storm.

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#HurricaneIrma: Group Of Friends Vacationing In St. Martin Are Stranded And Need Your Help!  was originally published on hellobeautiful.com