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East Flatbush woman survives Hurricane Irma in St. Martin

<p>An East Flatbush woman describes what she and her friends faced in St. Martin during Hurricane Irma as an "escape from paradise."</p>

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<p>An East Flatbush woman describes what she and her friends faced in St. Martin during Hurricane Irma as an "escape from paradise."</p>