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Photos: Hurricane Irma’s pummeling of Florida

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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Marathon
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Marathon

Sunshine Key

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Sunshine Key RV Resort and Marina

Big Pine Key

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Big Pine Key

Little Conch Key

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Little Conch Key

Vilano Beach

A scene from Vilano Beach, Florida, September 13.
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Naples

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September 12

Florida Keys

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Islamorada
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Bill Quinn surveys the damage caused to his trailer home in Islamorada.

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Patty Purdo (left) hugs a friend as she surveys the damage caused to her trailer home in Islamorada.
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Islamorada

Palatka

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Palatka
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Obie Lands begins clean up at his home inundated by flood waters.

Bonita Springs

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Alfonso 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.
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Bonita Springs
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Bonita Springs

September 11

Florida Keys

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Florida Keys
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Florida Keys
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Florida Keys
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Florida Keys
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Florida Keys

Everglades City

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Everglades City

Maitland

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Dommerich Estates

Hollywood

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10th Avenue and Polk Street

Fort Lauderdale

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Salvation Army headquarters

Winter Springs

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Astor Park apartment complex

Jacksonville

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Jacksonville
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Jacksonville
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Jacksonville
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Jacksonville

Key Largo

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Key Largo
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Key Largo

Immokalee

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Immokalee

Naples

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Naples
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East Naples
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East Naples
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Naples
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East Naples
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Naples
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Naples
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Naples
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Naples

Bonita Springs

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Bonita Springs
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Bonita Springs
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Bonita Springs
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Bonita Springs
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Bonita Springs
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Bonita Springs

Fort Myers

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Fort Myers

Marco Island

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Marco Island
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Marco Island

Miami

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Miami
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Miami
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Miami
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Miami
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Brickell Avenue, Miami
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Miami

September 10

Florida

Fort Lauderdale

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North Fort Lauderdale Beach Boulevard
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North Fort Lauderdale Beach Boulevard
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Fort Lauderdale
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Fort Lauderdale
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Fort Lauderdale

Miami

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Miami
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Miami
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Miami
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Miami
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Miami
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Miami
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Miami Beach
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Miami
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Miami
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Miami
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Miami

Naples

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Naples

Estero

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Estero

Pompano Beach

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Pompano Beach

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