Virgin Islands resident Kenny Chesney posted an Instagram message today (Sept. 7) regarding the damage Hurricane Irma has inflicted on the Caribbean, saying, in part, âIâve never been in war, but the devastation, the peopleâs faces in a place I know by heart have left me feeling helpless. Itâs total devastation . . . Most everyoneâs displaced. They are frightened, confused, and they donât know where help is going to come from.â
Hurricane Irma hammered many small islands in the northeast Caribbean on Sept. 6, including Barbuda, St. Martin and the Virgin Islands, tearing down trees, flattening homes and causing widespread damage. 10 deaths have been reported.
As the nation continues to pull together to help the victims of last weekâs Hurricane Harvey, Kenny is hoping to figure out a way to help those who have been affected by Hurricane Irma.
âI donât know how weâre going to do this. But I want to help. I want to enlist my friends to figure out the best ways to make a difference, to help in whatever ways, small or large, that we can. Iâm blessed with so many great people . . . Weâre already talking, trying to figure out how to get in there.â
Read Kennyâs full message below, and check out a few pics that he posted.
photo courtesy of EB Media