"Missions like this help that nation prove the extent of the damage. [Government] managers get a better understanding of just how bad it is so they can figure out their steps in rebuilding."

A Halifax-based drone company is sending a team down to Antigua and Barbuda to help assess the damage following Hurricane Irma.

The 7.8 magnitude earthquake, 27 kilometres from the town of Muisne, occurred on April 16, killing 272 people and injuring another 2,527.