Days after Hurricane Irma wreaked havoc across the Caribbean and several U.S. states, government officials and residents are beginning to assess the widespread damage, pick up the pieces, and figure out their next steps. For some Caribbean islands, like Saint Martin, the destruction is nearly total, with evacuations underway as officials try to rebuild basic infrastructure. FEMA reports that 25 percent of all homes in the Florida Keys were destroyed, while 65 percent were significantly damaged.
The Wreckage Left in Irma's Path Across the Caribbean and Southeastern United States
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Read moreThis photo provided on September 8, 2017, shows storm damage in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma in Virgin Gorda's Leverick Bay in the British Virgin Islands. #
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Read moreThe St. Johns River rises from storm surge floodwaters from Hurricane Irma on September 11, 2017, in Jacksonville, Florida. Flooding in downtown Jacksonville along the river topped a record set during Hurricane Dora in 1965. #
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Read moreBoats wrecked by Hurricane Irma, seen from a plane above Sint Maarten, Netherlands, on September 11, 2017. #
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Read moreHurricane damage on the island of Saint Martin on September 11, 2017. #
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Read moreA before-and-after pair of satellite photos of Virgin Gorda island (click image to view transition). The winds of Hurricane Irma stripped away almost every bit of green foliage from the island, leaving it looking brown in this recent satellite view. This combo of natural-color images from NASA's Earth Observatory shows Virgin Gorda before the the passage of Hurricane Irma, on August 25, and (click to fade) after the storm passed, on September 10, 2017. #
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Read moreDutch Royal Navy personnel distribute supplies for victims of Hurricane Irma on the Dutch Caribbean island of Sint Maarten, on September 8, 2017. #
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Read moreA car drives on a street after Hurricane Irma caused flooding and a blackout in Havana, Cuba, on September 10, 2017. #
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Read moreChildren's bicycles sit in floodwater outside a home, as Ezequiel Cruz retrieves belongings in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, in Bonita Springs, Florida, on September 12, 2017. #
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Read moreA chair sits outside a collapsed coastal house, after Hurricane Irma passed the area in Vilano Beach, Florida, on September 12, 2017. #
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Read moreA rescue plane lands at Princess Juliana Airport in Saint Martin, soon after Hurricane Irma devastated the island. #
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Read morePeople are evacuated from the island of Saint Martin after the passage of Hurricane Irma, on September 11, 2017. #
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Read moreA soldier of the French Gendarmerie chases alleged looters as they run past Hurricane Irma wreckage, on the French island of Saint Martin, near Marigot, on September 8, 2017. #
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Read moreA damaged sailboat is shown in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma in the Florida Keys, on September 11, 2017. #
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Read moreBoats, cars, and other debris clog waterways in the Florida Keys, two days after Hurricane Irma slammed into the state, on September 12, 2017, in Marathon, Florida. #
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Read moreAlfonso Jose Jr., 2, is floated down his flooded street by his parents as they wade through water to reach an open convenience store in the wake of Hurricane Irma in Bonita Springs, Florida, on September 12, 2017. #
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Read moreTwo days after Hurricane Irma, Rodriquez Benjamin, 86, stands in his the doorway to his room waiting for help to arrive, without power, food, or water, at Cypress Run, an assisted living facility in Immokalee, Florida, on September 12, 2017. #
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Read moreA view of buildings partially destroyed by Irma, during the visit of France's President Emmanuel Macron, on the French Caribbean island of St. Martin, on September 12, 2017. #
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Read moreFlorida Army National Guard Captain Adam Cockrell and Private First Class Daniel Jimenez from Delta Company, 1st Battallion, 124th Infantry, 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, inspect vehicles left on a bridge connecting Big Pine Key and No Name Key in Marathon, Florida, on September 12, 2017. Working in conjunction with the Monroe County Sheriff's Department, the guardsmen traveled up and down the Keys all night to deter looting and to make safety checks on residents. #
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Read moreOverturned trailer homes, in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, on September 11, 2017, in the Florida Keys. #
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Read moreA man looks at a destroyed house following Hurricane Irma, on September 12, 2017, in Lower Matecumbe Key in the Florida Keys. #
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Read moreCattle stand in a flooded field after Hurricane Irma made landfall in Hastings, Florida, on September 11, 2017. #
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Read moreCars wait in line for gas station in Orient Bay, Saint Martin, days after the island sustained extensive damage after the passing of Hurricane Irma, on September 12, 2017. #
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Read moreA woman carries a child as she collects food delivered by French firemen in the Sandy Ground area of Marigot, on September 12, 2017, on Saint Martin island. #
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Read moreA tree collapsed on a house during Hurricane Irma, in Atlanta, Georgia, on September 11, 2017. #
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Read moreA sunken boat is pictured in an aerial photo in the Keys in Marathon, Florida, on September 13, 2017. #
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Read moreA view of the damage after the passage of Hurricane Irma, in the Cojimar neighborhood in Havana, Cuba, on September 10, 2017. #
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Read moreThe destroyed Methodist church in Marigot, Saint Martin, days after the island sustained extensive damage after the passing of Hurricane Irma, on September 12, 2017. #
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Read moreDamaged boats are shown in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, on September 11, 2017, in the Florida Keys. #
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Read moreSister Margaret Ann holds a chainsaw near Miami, Florida, on September 12, 2017. Police said the nun was cutting trees to clear the roadways around Archbishop Coleman Carrol High School in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma. #
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Read moreBuildings damaged by Hurricane Irma are seen from the air on the British Virgin Islands, on September 10, 2017. #
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Read moreBoats, cars, and other debris clog waterways in the Florida Keys two days after Hurricane Irma slammed into the state, on September 12, 2017, in Marathon, Florida. #
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Read morePatty Purdo (left) hugs a friend as she surveys the damage caused to her trailer home from Hurricane Irma at the Seabreeze Trailer Park in Islamorada, in the Florida Keys, on September 12, 2017. #
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Read moreA boat sits aground, after being blown from the dock into a marsh when Hurricane Irma passed through, in St. Marys, Georgia, on September 12, 2017. #
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Read morePastor Louicesse Dorsaint stands with his wife Maria Dorsaint in front of their church, Haitian United Evangelical Mission, which was damaged by flooding from Hurricane Irma, in Immokalee, Florida, on September 12, 2017. #
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Read moreLora Castelo stands in a trailer park where her home used to be, in Islamorada, Florida, after the passing of Hurricane Irma, on September 12, 2017. #
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