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The airport was not destroyed, but it is not functional, said French Interior Minister Gérard Collomb. Support will have to be delivered via helicopter, he said.

The damage on St. Martin is so bad that some large resort companies, including Sonesta, have canceled reservations for the rest of 2017.

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PHOTO: An aerial photography taken and released by the Dutch department of Defense, Sept. 6, 2017, shows the damage of Hurricane Irma in Philipsburg, on the Dutch Caribbean island of Sint Maarten.
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Sonesta -- which has three resorts on the island, including one next to the heavily damaged airport -- said in a statement that the damage to its structures is \"severe.\"

None of the resort's guests or staff members were harmed during the storm, Sonesta said in a statement.

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PHOTO: A view of the aftermath of Hurricane Irma on Sint Maarten Dutch part of Saint Martin island in the Caribbean, Sept. 6, 2017.
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Collomb said the island's \"four most solid buildings\" on the island had been destroyed and that more rustic structures were probably \"completely or partially destroyed.\"

At least eight people were killed and 21 more were injured on St. Martin, Collomb said.

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Netherlands Ministry of Defense via Reuters
PHOTO: A view of the aftermath of Hurricane Irma on Sint Maarten Dutch part of Saint Martin island in the Caribbean, Sept. 6, 2017.
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On Wednesday, Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte said in a statement that the island of St. Martin was among those that \"have unfortunately been hit hard.\"

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PHOTO: A view of the aftermath of Hurricane Irma on Sint Maarten Dutch part of Saint Martin island in the Caribbean, Sept. 6, 2017.
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Rutte said that \"as soon as the weather permits,\" two marine ships from Aruba and Curacao will deliver military and relief supplies.

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Dutch Defense Ministry via AFP/Getty Images
PHOTO: An aerial photo shows the damage from Hurricane Irma on the Caribbean island of St. Martin, Sept. 6, 2017.
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Hurricane Irma, still a Category 5 storm, is forecast to move to the islands of Turks and Caicos and the southeastern Bahamas by Thursday evening.

It is expected to hit Florida early Sunday morning.

ABC News' Chris Donato and Ben Gittleson contributed to this report.

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