Local police joined by Royal Marines in operation to restore law and order to island in wake of Hurricane Irma
More than 100 prisoners have been captured after escaping from a jail on the British Virgin Islands during the chaos of Hurricane Irma.
The governor of the islands said the prisoners of Balsam Ghut prison, in Tortola, were captured on Thursday. It followed an operation by British Virgin Island and Cayman Island police officers, alongside British Royal Marines and police.
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