The Dominican Republic closed most of its ports ahead of Hurricane Maria, but the country’s 34,000-barrel-per-day refinery was still running, the government said on Wednesday.

The Airport Management Team of Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport informs all passengers that the airport is opened for traffic from 9 a.m. today 19 September.

With back-to-back storms ravaging some of their most booked destinations, travel agents fear what Hurricane Maria could mean for business, given Irma's destruction.

The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said it made landfall in Yabucoa in the east of the US territory, and now has strong winds of 140 mph (225 km/h).

After Hurricane Irma swept across Florida, Miami Beach is back and ready to welcome visitors.

Hurricane Maria has pounded Dominica with "widespread devastation" as it barrels toward St. Croix and threatens catastrophic damage to Puerto Rico.