BREAKING: No electricity, homes in ruins: A reporter goes home and finds misery, hope and resilience in the U.S. Virgin Islands

Having trouble viewing this email? | View it in your browser   USA TODAY reporter Fredreka Schouten writes of her journey back to the U.S. Virgin Islands after Irma and Maria. "I first glimpse the damage to my home island from afar: A line of beaches pounded clean of sand by hurricane-driven waves. Blue tarps covering scores of roofless homes as my small commuter plane heads for a landing at the airport here. Up close, it's worse." FOR MORE ON THIS STORY, GO TO:   USATODAY.COM     Help | Advertise | Home Delivery | Privacy Policy - Your California Privacy Rights     © 2017 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. 7950 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, VA 22108