UMlawuli wezokhenketho uCharles Lindo uthi iSt. Eustatius yasindiswa kweyona nkanyamba yiNkanyamba u-Irma - umnxeba, umbane, kunye ne-intanethi zibuyile kwaye zombini isikhululo seenqwelomoya kunye nezibuko livulekile.
I-Eustatius, ebizwa ngokuba yiStatia ngothando, imalunga neekhilomitha ezingama-5 / i-8 km ubude kunye ne-2 yeekhilomitha / i-3.2 yeekhilomitha ububanzi, egubungela i-11.8 yeekhilomitha ezizonke okanye malunga neekhilomitha ezingama-30.6. Isiqithi sinabemi abangama-3183 ukusukela ngoSeptemba 2006 kwaye sikumantla mpuma eCaribbean. Yi-150 yeekhilomitha / i-240 km empuma yePuerto Rico (latitude 17.00, longitude 63.04), 90 miles / 144 km empuma kweSt Croix, 38 miles / 60.8 km kumazantsi eSt. Maarten kunye ne-17 miles / 27.2 km kumazantsi mpuma eSaba.
IStatia ziiyure nje ezimbalwa ngenqwelo moya ukusuka kwizixeko ezikhulu zase-USA kunye nexesha nje eliyi-15 lokubhabha ukusuka eSt. Kunye neziqithi zoodade iSaba kunye neSt. Maarten, iStatia yenza iiWindward Islands zeDutch Caribbean.
IOranjestad, elona dolophu lincinci emhlabeni.
IsiDatshi lulwimi olusemthethweni olusetyenziswa kulawulo lukarhulumente nasezikolweni. IsiNgesi sithethwa kuyo yonke indawo.
USt Eustatius uhlala eyamkela indalo kunye nobomi baselwandle yenye yezona zinto zibalulekileyo.