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Residents observe the damage left by Hurricane Irma in Philipsburg, St. Maarten.Jose Jimenez/Getty Images

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Damaged homes are seen in the Florida Keys.Matt McClain/The Associated Press

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Austin Fernandez rides a skim board on a road flooded by Hurricane Irma in North Naples, Florida.Mark Wilson/Getty Images

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Jose Dominguez Sr. cleans up debris following Hurricane Irma in North Miami, Fla.Kevin hagen/The New York Times

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A woman stands in an area of Miami without electricity.Carlos Barria/Reuters

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Utility trucks drive north on Interstate 75 in Florida.Mark Makela/Reuters

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A woman walks on a street in Marigot, St-Martin.Martin Bureau/AFP / Getty Images

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People queue to board a plane flying out of St. Maarten.Alvin Baez/Reuters

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A mud-covered portrait stands after being recovered from a flooded house in Isabela de Sagua, Cuba.Ramon Espinosa/The Associated Press

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A woman reacts next to her damaged house in Isabela de Sagua, Cuba.Ramon Espinosa/The Associated Press

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People line up to buy bread after Hurricane Irma caused flooding and a blackout in Havana.Reuters

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The Sunrise Motel remains flooded after Hurricane Irma hit East Naples, Florida.Mark Wilson/Getty Images

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Boats sit on the bottom in Shell Point Beach as Hurricane Irma pulls the water out September 11.Mark Wallheiser/Getty Images

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Onlookers gather at the edge of floodwaters in Jacksonville, Fla.Johnny Milano/The New York Times

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A couple leave their home the morning after Hurricane Irma in Fort Myers, Florida.Spencer Platt/Getty Images

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A bicycle rack is half buried in blown sand at Fort Lauderdale Beach.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

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A car is engulfed in a fallen banyan tree in Miami.Jason Henry/The New York Times

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A Chevron gas station is wrecked in Leesburg, Fla.Stephen M. Dowell/The Associated Press

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Local residents wait for the road to Florida keys to reopen.Carlos Barria/Reuters

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A local resident walks across a flooded street in downtown Miami September 10, 2017.Carlos Barria/Reuters

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Recently planted palm trees lie across the road in Miami Beach Sept. 10, 2017.Wilfredo Lee/The Associated Press

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A partially submerged car is seen at a flooded area in Coconut Grove.Carlos Barria/Reuters

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Sand covers Ft Lauderdale Beach Blvd.Carlo Allegri/Reuters

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A rough surf pounds Boynton Beach, Florida.Jim Rassol/The Associated Press

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A person battles wind and rain after taking pictures of the flooding along the Miami River.Joe Raedle/Getty Images

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Flamingos from Busch Gardens Tampa Bay stand in a secure room.Reuters

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A manatee lays stranded after waters receded in Manatee County.Michael Sechler

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Cubans recover their belongings after the passage of Hurricane Irma in Havana.Yamil Lage/AFP / Getty Images

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A man stands in a flooded street in Havana.Yamil Lage/AFP / Getty Images

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A Cuban wades through a flooded street in Havana.Yamil Lage/AFP / Getty Images

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A rescue brigade wades through a flooded street in Havana.Yamil Lage/AFP / Getty Images

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A Royal Marine speaks to a resident in Tortola, British Virgin Islands.Reuters

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A sailboat is beached in the cemetery of Marigot, St-Martin.Martin Bureau/AFP / Getty Images

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Lightning strikes as motorists take the Palmetto Expressway in Miami ahead of Hurricane Irma.Scott McIntyre/The New York Times

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