The Category-5 Hurricane Irma hit the French island territories in the Caribbean causing considerable damage and killing at least nine people so far. 60 percent of the island’s population has been left homeless. The most powerful storm in a decade, Irma, with its winds as powerful as 290 kilometres per hour, is nearing the island of Puerto Rico. A Category-5 Hurricane carries a wind speed of 155 miles per hour and they cause catastrophic damage.