ST. GEORGE’S, Grena­da—The most powerful hurricane to hit the Caribbean in a decade killed at least 15 people and devastated Grenada, damaging 90 percent of homes in the “spice isle” and destroying a 17th century prison that left criminals on the loose, officials said Wednesday.

Some escaped convicts included politicians jailed for 20 years for killings in a 1983 left-wing palace coup that led the United States to invade.

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