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Hurricane Ivan has devastated the island of Grenada, flattening houses and severing power supplies.

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The storm severely damaged many key buildings in the capital, St George's, including the main hospital.

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Grenada has declared a national disaster and Prime Minister Keith Mitchell says the island is 90% devastated.

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For Grenada, the hurricane was the worst in living memory - worse than Hurricane Janet, which struck in 1955.

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The hurricane is one of the most powerful to strike the region in the past decade.

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Trees in the island of St Lucia were ripped out of the earth by the force of the winds.

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Homes, like this one in Kingstown, St Vincent, were damaged and people had to flee to find cover.

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Some took shelter in churches but others were less fortunate.

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Everyone got involved in the massive clean-up operation in Castries, St Lucia.

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Roofless and unprotected, a man surveys the damage to his home in St Philip, Barbados.

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In Jamaica, daybreak on Saturday revealed the extent of the damage wrought by the storm overnight.

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Hurricane Ivan ripped off roofs and uprooted trees in the capital, Kingston.