It was just two days ago that Hurricane Irma paid a punishing visit to Florida after thrashing several Caribbean islands for much of last week. The storm, a record-breaker that made landfall in Florida as a Category 4, did not end up delivering on some of worst predictions of catastrophic storm surge to vulnerable urban areas like Tampa and Miami.
But many parts of Florida are reckoning with significant wreckage and floodwater along its coasts and on inland farms. Reports and images show inundated streets and damage to buildings, vehicles, boats, and trees in the particularly Florida Keys, where FEMA says 25 percent of houses have been destroyed.
Cities hard hit include Everglades City, Miami, Naples, and small towns in between. Millions are still without power. Jacksonville, a city with a population of nearly 900,000 people, experienced record flooding. On Tuesday, the Florida Times-Union reported that 356 Jacksonville residents had to be rescued.
We’ve been tracking the storm damage since Sunday. These images are meant to give you an idea of what some Florida communities are dealing with as they recover from the worst of Irma. (This post will be updated with new images this week as they become available.)
September 13
Marathon, Florida Keys
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Sunshine Key
Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesSunshine Key RV Resort and Marina
Big Pine Key
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Little Conch Key
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Vilano Beach
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Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty ImagesIslamoradaSaul Loeb/AFP/Getty ImagesBill Quinn surveys the damage caused to his trailer home in Islamorada.Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty ImagesPatty Purdo (left) hugs a friend as she surveys the damage caused to her trailer home in Islamorada.Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty ImagesIslamorada
Palatka
Sean Rayford/Getty ImagesPalatkaSean Rayford/Getty ImagesObie Lands begins clean up at his home inundated by flood waters.
Bonita Springs
David Goldman/APAlfonso Jose pulls his son in a cooler with his wife Cristina Ventura as they wade through their flooded street to reach an open convenience store.Mark Wilson/Getty ImagesBonita SpringsMark Wilson/Getty ImagesBonita Springs
September 11
Florida Keys
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Everglades City
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Maitland
Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/TNS via Getty ImagesDommerich Estates
Hollywood
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Fort Lauderdale
Joe Cavaretta/Sun Sentinel/TNS via Getty ImagesSalvation Army headquarters
Winter Springs
Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/TNS via Getty ImagesAstor Park apartment complex
Jacksonville
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Jacksonville
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Naples
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Estero
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