For U.S. Citizens in French St. Martin and St. Barthelemy: There is no U.S. consular presence on the islands. U.S. citizens should follow the instructions provided by local authorities. The French Ministry of Interior has set up several public emergency lines (Tel: 01 82 71 03 37 / 0800 000 971/ 0590993900 / and 0182 71 03 37) and provided a list of shelters in St. Martin and in St. Barthelemy. Those in need of shelter should also contact: [email]Hebergement.Irma@Gmail.com.[/email]

U.S. citizens with severe medical conditions should contact the local gendarmerie.

We also have no consular presence on the British Virgin Islands. There is a list of available shelters on the Royal Virgin Islands Police Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/rvipolice/photo...e=3&theater

You can inform the Department of State about U.S. citizens affected by the hurricane who require emergency assistance through the following ways:

Visit Task Force Alert and select “2017 Hurricane Irma”

If you are entering information about a U.S. citizen in Dutch St. Maarten, Anguilla, Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, Saba, or St. Eustatius use “Netherlands” as the Last Known Country

If you are entering information about a U.S. citizen in French St. Martin, Montserrat, St. Barthélemy, or St. Kitts and Nevis, use “Barbados” as the Last Known Country.

If you have difficulty using Task Force Alert, here are other options:

Email IrmaEmergencyUSC@state.gov and provide as much information as possible (at a minimum, please provide their full name, gender, and last known location within country, if known)

Call us at 1-888-407-4747 (from the U.S. & Canada), +1-202-501-4444 (from Overseas)

https://bb.usembassy.gov/irma-update4/