At least 15 people have died and 20 are missing on Dominica following Hurricane Maria, the island’s Prime Minister has said.

Sky News, 21 September 2017 – It was a miracle the death toll was not in the hundreds, Roosevelt Skerrit added.

The PM shed some tears as he spoke to a reporter on the nearby island of Antigua.

It was a miracle the death toll was not in the hundreds, he added.

Hundreds of homes were destroyed when the category five storm hit Dominica late on Monday night.

The island’s communications systems were cut off and its airport forced to close.