An island of the U. S. Virgin Islands in the West Indies east of Puerto Rico.

西印度群岛中美属维尔京群岛中的一岛，位于波多黎各东部。

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Termite tunnels scar a pair of tree trunks on Saint John island in the Virgin Islands.

树木。白蚁挖隧道疤痕的一对树干在圣约翰岛之上在维尔京群岛。

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Dozens of people were without power and water Thursday afternoon, with most of the damage reported in Road Town, the British Virgin Islands capital, and elsewhere on the island of Tortola.

几十个人星期四下午没有电和水，损失大部分报告在罗德城英属维尔京群岛的首都以及托托拉岛其它地方。

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Elsewhere in the Caribbean, a lightning strike sparked a fire Monday that destroyed the island home of Virgin Group Chairman Richard Branson.

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