Anarchy In the Caribbean: Escaped prisoners and hundreds of looters armed with guns and knives terrorise hurricane-hit islands as police from Britain and France are flown in to restore order
Escaped prisoners armed with guns and knives are terrifying islanders as they recover from the hurricane
On St Martin, the regional police chief said a gang of 600 'local delinquents' was responsible for the trouble
Sam Branson, son of Virgin tycoon Richard Branson, said: 'It's really sad to say that there is a lot of civil unrest'
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said 50 police officers have gone to British Virgin Islands to tackle looting
France, which oversees Saint Barthelemy, said police presence had been boosted to 500 amid lawlessness
Terrified tourists stranded on St Maarten say looters have started raiding hotel rooms, homes and shops
Many tourists are locking themselves in their hotel rooms as the only way to stay safe during the unrest
Islanders are taking matters into their own hands, arming themselves with machetes to defend themselves
In some island shops, even the mannequins have been stripped of their clothes and the coathangers are bare
One bar manager has described how there is 'no rules, no law and no protection' in Maho Beach, St Martin
Authorities confirmed 10 people had been killed on Cuba bringing the death toll to 38 in the Caribbean
By Harvey Day and Jennifer Smith and Julian Robinson
