The Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) estimates that Hurricane Irma has
destroyed one-quarter of the homes in the Florida Keys.
Florida
Governor Rick Scott said: "So many areas that you would never
have thought have flooded, have flooded."
On Tuesday,
federal officials announced that all houses in the Keys had
experienced damage and millions of people remained without power.
Approximately 6.5 million of the states 20.6 million population were
given evacuation orders prior to Irma making landfall.
“Basically
every house in the Keys was impacted in some way or another,”
FEMA Administrator Brock Long said at a news conference. “This
is why we ask people to leave.”
Over 350
people had to be rescued, according to Mayor Lenny Curry, following
the catastrophic storm surge and tropical storm-strength winds that
accompanied Hurricane Irma. And, though he lifted the evacuation
order, Curry urged residents to exercise caution when navigating
flooded roadways.
The cleanup,
assessment and recovery processes have begun, as many residents and
business owners are returning to the cities and towns. But, Monroe
County officials are still urging people to stay away, posting to
their Twitter page: “Fuel, water, power & medical super
limited.”
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