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Solitary wooden house on Union Island escapes fury of Hurricane Beryl

Solitary wooden house on Union Island escapes fury of Hurricane Beryl

Remarkable survival of structure triggers debate in religious St Vincent and the Grenadines about how it is still standing

On the island of Union in St Vincent and the Grenadines, where the category 4 Hurricane Beryl caused “Armageddon-like” destruction, demolishing more than 90% of the buildings, there is a solitary wooden house standing defiantly among the wreckage.

A picture of the quaint yellow building with a mauve roof, bafflingly out of place among an array of debris and roofless structures, has been shared more than 500 times on Facebook. In a deeply religious country where more than 80% of the population are Christians, it has triggered a debate about whether its survival is a miraculous message from God.

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