Tomas churned across the Caribbean after battering Barbados, St Vincent and Saint Lucia with strong winds and heavy rains

Tomas did not spare Barbados

Many in Barbados and other islands were left without electricity

A badly-damaged house in Barbados

St Vincent took a battering that even the mighty breadfruit trees could not withstand

In St Vincent - and other islands - roads became impassable

There's widespread damage to property

Roofs went flying (St Lucia)

Many were left stranded (St Lucia)

This used to be someone's house (St Lucia)

Next stop... Haiti? Authorities urged hundreds of thousands of Haitians living in crowded tent camps to seek safer shelter