The Caribbean island of Dominica has been left devastated by Hurricane Maria, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit said, after he was rescued from his damaged home.

Packing winds of 160mph, the Category 5 storm pummelled the island on Monday night as it began its sweep across a region already reeling from Hurricane Irma.

In a dramatic series of posts on Facebook, Mr Skerrit detailed the impact of Maria as it made landfall on the island.