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Hurricane Irma's damage to the Florida Keys

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    Hurricane Irma’s damage to the Florida Keys

    Destroyed trailers at the Seabreeze trailer park along the Overseas Highway in the Florida Keys on Sept. 12, 2017. (Photo: Al Diaz/Miami Herald/TNS via Getty Images)

  • <p>Manager of the Coral Sands Trailer Park, Bruce Ramsey takes a break from cleaning up debris that littered the Florida Keys complex following Hurricane Irma on Sept. 12, 2017 in Key Largo, FL. (Photo: Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images) </p>
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    Hurricane Irma’s damage to the Florida Keys

    Manager of the Coral Sands Trailer Park, Bruce Ramsey takes a break from cleaning up debris that littered the Florida Keys complex following Hurricane Irma on Sept. 12, 2017 in Key Largo, FL. (Photo: Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

  • <p>Trailer homes at the Sea Breeze trailer park are destroyed in the path of Hurricane Irma, in Islamorada, Florida Keys, on Sept. 12, 2017. (Photo: Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) </p>
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    Hurricane Irma’s damage to the Florida Keys

    Trailer homes at the Sea Breeze trailer park are destroyed in the path of Hurricane Irma, in Islamorada, Florida Keys, on Sept. 12, 2017. (Photo: Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

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  • <p>A destroyed trailer park is pictured in an aerial photo in the Keys in Marathon, Fla., Sept. 13, 2017. (Photo: Carlo Allegri/Reuters) </p>
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    A destroyed trailer park is pictured in an aerial photo in the Keys in Marathon, Fla., Sept. 13, 2017. (Photo: Carlo Allegri/Reuters)

  • <p>A view of the Florida Keys during the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, Sept. 11, 2017. (Photo: Matt McClain/The Washington Post via AP) </p>
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    A view of the Florida Keys during the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, Sept. 11, 2017. (Photo: Matt McClain/The Washington Post via AP)

  • <p>Trailer homes are destroyed by the effects of Hurricane Irma at the Sea Breeze trailer park in Islamorada, Florida Keys, on Sept. 12, 2017. (Photo: Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) </p>
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    Hurricane Irma’s damage to the Florida Keys

    Trailer homes are destroyed by the effects of Hurricane Irma at the Sea Breeze trailer park in Islamorada, Florida Keys, on Sept. 12, 2017. (Photo: Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

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  • <p>Damaged houses are shown in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, Sept. 11, 2017, in the Florida Keys. (Photo: Matt McClain/The Washington Post via AP) </p>
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    Hurricane Irma’s damage to the Florida Keys

    Damaged houses are shown in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, Sept. 11, 2017, in the Florida Keys. (Photo: Matt McClain/The Washington Post via AP)

  • <p>A bridge with boats washed up under it are pictured in an aerial photo in the Keys in Marathon, Fla., Sept. 13, 2017. (Photo: Carlo Allegri/Reuters) </p>
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    Hurricane Irma’s damage to the Florida Keys

    A bridge with boats washed up under it are pictured in an aerial photo in the Keys in Marathon, Fla., Sept. 13, 2017. (Photo: Carlo Allegri/Reuters)

  • <p>Remnants of a three-story, 12-unit condominium near Islamorada, along the Overseas Highway in the Florida Keys, on Sept. 12, 2017. The building collapsed during the storm surge caused by Hurricane Irma. (Photo: Al Diaz/Miami Herald/TNS via Getty Images) </p>
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    Hurricane Irma’s damage to the Florida Keys

    Remnants of a three-story, 12-unit condominium near Islamorada, along the Overseas Highway in the Florida Keys, on Sept. 12, 2017. The building collapsed during the storm surge caused by Hurricane Irma. (Photo: Al Diaz/Miami Herald/TNS via Getty Images)

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  • <p>Chairs are scattered outside the severely damaged Waterfront Island Grill following powerful Hurricane Irma on Sept. 12, 2017 in Islamorada, a village encompassing six of the Florida Keys. (Photo: Marc Serota/Getty Images) </p>
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    Hurricane Irma’s damage to the Florida Keys

    Chairs are scattered outside the severely damaged Waterfront Island Grill following powerful Hurricane Irma on Sept. 12, 2017 in Islamorada, a village encompassing six of the Florida Keys. (Photo: Marc Serota/Getty Images)

  • <p>A sunken boat is pictured in an aerial photo in the Keys in Marathon, Fla., Sept. 13, 2017. (Photo: Carlo Allegri/Reuters) </p>
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    Hurricane Irma’s damage to the Florida Keys

    A sunken boat is pictured in an aerial photo in the Keys in Marathon, Fla., Sept. 13, 2017. (Photo: Carlo Allegri/Reuters)

  • <p>A sign is posted outside a home following powerful Hurricane Irma on Sept. 12, 2017 in Key Largo in the Florida Keys. Irma made landfall in the Florida Keys as a Category 4 Sunday, swelling waterways an estimated 10 to 15 feet, according to published reports. (Photo: Marc Serota/Getty Images) </p>
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    Hurricane Irma’s damage to the Florida Keys

    A sign is posted outside a home following powerful Hurricane Irma on Sept. 12, 2017 in Key Largo in the Florida Keys. Irma made landfall in the Florida Keys as a Category 4 Sunday, swelling waterways an estimated 10 to 15 feet, according to published reports. (Photo: Marc Serota/Getty Images)

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  • <p>Destroyed trailers are seen at the Seabreeze trailer park along the Overseas Highway in the Florida Keys on Sept. 12, 2017. Florida is cleaning up and embarking on rebuilding from Hurricane Irma, one of the most destructive hurricanes in its history. (Photo: Al Diaz/Miami Herald/AP) </p>
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    Hurricane Irma’s damage to the Florida Keys

    Destroyed trailers are seen at the Seabreeze trailer park along the Overseas Highway in the Florida Keys on Sept. 12, 2017. Florida is cleaning up and embarking on rebuilding from Hurricane Irma, one of the most destructive hurricanes in its history. (Photo: Al Diaz/Miami Herald/AP)

  • <p>An open bedroom is seen after the walls were ripped out by the effects of Hurricane Irma after it passed through Islamorada, Florida Keys, on Sept. 12, 2017. (Photo: Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) </p>
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    Hurricane Irma’s damage to the Florida Keys

    An open bedroom is seen after the walls were ripped out by the effects of Hurricane Irma after it passed through Islamorada, Florida Keys, on Sept. 12, 2017. (Photo: Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

  • <p>A view of the Florida Keys during the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. (Photo: Matt McClain/The Washington Post via AP) </p>
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    Hurricane Irma’s damage to the Florida Keys

    A view of the Florida Keys during the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. (Photo: Matt McClain/The Washington Post via AP)

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    Hurricane Irma’s damage to the Florida Keys

    Destroyed trailers at the Seabreeze trailer park along the Overseas Highway in the Florida Keys on Sept. 12, 2017. (Photo: Al Diaz/Miami Herald/TNS via Getty Images)

  • <p>Eric Ward, the bartender at Key Largo’s Snappers inspects the damage from Hurricane Irma at the popular restaurant Sept. 12, 2017, in Key Largo, Fla. Florida is cleaning up and embarking on rebuilding from Hurricane Irma, one of the most destructive hurricanes in its history. (Photo: Al Diaz/Miami Herald/AP) </p>
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    Hurricane Irma’s damage to the Florida Keys

    Eric Ward, the bartender at Key Largo’s Snappers inspects the damage from Hurricane Irma at the popular restaurant Sept. 12, 2017, in Key Largo, Fla. Florida is cleaning up and embarking on rebuilding from Hurricane Irma, one of the most destructive hurricanes in its history. (Photo: Al Diaz/Miami Herald/AP)

  • <p>Damaged houses are shown in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, in the Florida Keys. (Photo: Matt McClain/The Washington Post via AP) </p>
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    Hurricane Irma’s damage to the Florida Keys

    Damaged houses are shown in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, in the Florida Keys. (Photo: Matt McClain/The Washington Post via AP)

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  • <p>Lori Steller gives a thumbs up while inspecting her property on Sept. 12, 2017, after two large boats washed onto her lot in Key Largo during Hurricane Irma storm surge. (Photo: Al Diaz/Miami Herald/TNS via Getty Images) </p>
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    Hurricane Irma’s damage to the Florida Keys

    Lori Steller gives a thumbs up while inspecting her property on Sept. 12, 2017, after two large boats washed onto her lot in Key Largo during Hurricane Irma storm surge. (Photo: Al Diaz/Miami Herald/TNS via Getty Images)

  • <p>Wet family album sits out to dry in the Sea Breeze trailer park that was destroyed by Hurricane Irma, in Islamorada, Florida Keys, on Sept. 12, 2017. (Photo: Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) </p>
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    Hurricane Irma’s damage to the Florida Keys

    Wet family album sits out to dry in the Sea Breeze trailer park that was destroyed by Hurricane Irma, in Islamorada, Florida Keys, on Sept. 12, 2017. (Photo: Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

  • <p>Boats block the Overseas Highway in the central part of the Florida Keys as Hurricane Irma passes on Sept. 10, 2017. (Photo: Charles Trainor Jr/Miami Herald via AP) </p>
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    Hurricane Irma’s damage to the Florida Keys

    Boats block the Overseas Highway in the central part of the Florida Keys as Hurricane Irma passes on Sept. 10, 2017. (Photo: Charles Trainor Jr/Miami Herald via AP)

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  • <p>Debris is washed against a sea wall in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma on Sept. 12, 2017, in Key West, Fla. (Photo: Chris O’Meara/AP) </p>
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    Hurricane Irma’s damage to the Florida Keys

    Debris is washed against a sea wall in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma on Sept. 12, 2017, in Key West, Fla. (Photo: Chris O’Meara/AP)

  • <p>Ely Chavez hands clothes to her husband Kevin Chavez as they salvage belongings from their damaged home following Hurricane Irma in the Tavernier area located in the Florida Keys on Sept. 12, 2017 in Tavernier, FL. The family was able to get back to see their home for the first time today. Their porch and deck was destroyed leaving them to use a ladder to get to the second floor. “Didn’t expect it to be this bad”, Kevin said while referring to his home. (Photo: Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images) </p>
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    Hurricane Irma’s damage to the Florida Keys

    Ely Chavez hands clothes to her husband Kevin Chavez as they salvage belongings from their damaged home following Hurricane Irma in the Tavernier area located in the Florida Keys on Sept. 12, 2017 in Tavernier, FL. The family was able to get back to see their home for the first time today. Their porch and deck was destroyed leaving them to use a ladder to get to the second floor. “Didn’t expect it to be this bad”, Kevin said while referring to his home. (Photo: Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

  • <p>Trailer homes are destroyed by the effects of Hurricane Irma at the Sea Breeze trailer park in Islamorada, Florida Keys, on Sept. 12, 2017. (Photo: Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) </p>
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    Hurricane Irma’s damage to the Florida Keys

    Trailer homes are destroyed by the effects of Hurricane Irma at the Sea Breeze trailer park in Islamorada, Florida Keys, on Sept. 12, 2017. (Photo: Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

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  • <p>A roof is damaged on a building in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma on Sept. 12, 2017, in Key West, Fla. (Photo: Chris O’Meara/AP) </p>
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    Hurricane Irma’s damage to the Florida Keys

    A roof is damaged on a building in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma on Sept. 12, 2017, in Key West, Fla. (Photo: Chris O’Meara/AP)

  • <p>Mike Gilbert and his daughter Brook Gilbert, 15, stand over the remnants of a condominium building near Islamorada along the Overseas Highway in the Florida Keys on Sept. 12, 2017. His father has a unit in the building which collapsed during the storm surge from Hurricane Irma. (Photo: Al Diaz/Miami Herald via AP) </p>
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    Hurricane Irma’s damage to the Florida Keys

    Mike Gilbert and his daughter Brook Gilbert, 15, stand over the remnants of a condominium building near Islamorada along the Overseas Highway in the Florida Keys on Sept. 12, 2017. His father has a unit in the building which collapsed during the storm surge from Hurricane Irma. (Photo: Al Diaz/Miami Herald via AP)

  • <p>A catamaran and sailboat are shown floundered in the wake of Hurricane Irma, Sept. 11, 2017, at a marina in Key Largo, Fla. (Photo: Wilfredo Lee/AP) </p>
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    Hurricane Irma’s damage to the Florida Keys

    A catamaran and sailboat are shown floundered in the wake of Hurricane Irma, Sept. 11, 2017, at a marina in Key Largo, Fla. (Photo: Wilfredo Lee/AP)

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  • <p>A waterfront home is left with a giant hole after being destroyed by Hurricane Irma on Sept. 12, 2017 in Marathon, Florida. The Federal Emergency Managment Agency has reported that 25-percent of all homes in the Florida Keys were destroyed and 65-percent sustained major damage when they took a direct hit from Hurricane Irma. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) </p>
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    Hurricane Irma’s damage to the Florida Keys

    A waterfront home is left with a giant hole after being destroyed by Hurricane Irma on Sept. 12, 2017 in Marathon, Florida. The Federal Emergency Managment Agency has reported that 25-percent of all homes in the Florida Keys were destroyed and 65-percent sustained major damage when they took a direct hit from Hurricane Irma. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

  • <p>Mirta Mendez walks through the debris at the Seabreeze trailer park along the Overseas Highway in the Florida Keys on Sept. 12, 2017. Florida is cleaning up and embarking on rebuilding from Hurricane Irma, one of the most destructive hurricanes in its history. (Photo: Al Diaz/Miami Herald/AP) </p>
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    Hurricane Irma’s damage to the Florida Keys

    Mirta Mendez walks through the debris at the Seabreeze trailer park along the Overseas Highway in the Florida Keys on Sept. 12, 2017. Florida is cleaning up and embarking on rebuilding from Hurricane Irma, one of the most destructive hurricanes in its history. (Photo: Al Diaz/Miami Herald/AP)

  • <p>Boats, cars and other debris clog waterways the Florida Keys two days after Hurricane Irma slammed into the state Sept. 12, 2017 in Marathon, Fla. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) </p>
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    Hurricane Irma’s damage to the Florida Keys

    Boats, cars and other debris clog waterways the Florida Keys two days after Hurricane Irma slammed into the state Sept. 12, 2017 in Marathon, Fla. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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  • <p>A damaged sail boat washed ashore is seen at Grove Key Marina after Hurricane Irma, Sept. 12, 2017, in Miami. (Photo: Pedro Portal/Miami Herald/AP) </p>
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    Hurricane Irma’s damage to the Florida Keys

    A damaged sail boat washed ashore is seen at Grove Key Marina after Hurricane Irma, Sept. 12, 2017, in Miami. (Photo: Pedro Portal/Miami Herald/AP)

  • <p>Florida 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 two days after Hurricane Irma slammed into the state on Sept. 12, 2017 in Marathon, Florida. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) </p>
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    Hurricane Irma’s damage to the Florida Keys

    Florida 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 two days after Hurricane Irma slammed into the state on Sept. 12, 2017 in Marathon, Florida. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

  • <p>A damaged boat is shown in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, Sept. 11, 2017, in the Florida Keys. (Photo: Matt McClain/The Washington Post via AP, Pool) </p>
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    Hurricane Irma’s damage to the Florida Keys

    A damaged boat is shown in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, Sept. 11, 2017, in the Florida Keys. (Photo: Matt McClain/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)

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  • <p>Shingles are ripped off from Hurricane Irma on Sept. 12, 2017, in Key West, Fla. (Photo: Chris O’Meara/AP) </p>
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    Hurricane Irma’s damage to the Florida Keys

    Shingles are ripped off from Hurricane Irma on Sept. 12, 2017, in Key West, Fla. (Photo: Chris O’Meara/AP)

  • <p>Debris sits from a sailboat that crashed and smashed at the Dinner Key Marina in Miami, on Sept. 11, 2017. (Photo: Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP) </p>
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    Hurricane Irma’s damage to the Florida Keys

    Debris sits from a sailboat that crashed and smashed at the Dinner Key Marina in Miami, on Sept. 11, 2017. (Photo: Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)

  • <p>A destroyed trailer park is pictured in an aerial photo in the Keys in Marathon, Fla., Sept. 13, 2017. (Photo: Carlo Allegri/Reuters) </p>
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    Hurricane Irma’s damage to the Florida Keys

    A destroyed trailer park is pictured in an aerial photo in the Keys in Marathon, Fla., Sept. 13, 2017. (Photo: Carlo Allegri/Reuters)

<p>Destroyed trailers at the Seabreeze trailer park along the Overseas Highway in the Florida Keys on Sept. 12, 2017. (Photo: Al Diaz/Miami Herald/TNS via Getty Images) </p>
<p>Manager of the Coral Sands Trailer Park, Bruce Ramsey takes a break from cleaning up debris that littered the Florida Keys complex following Hurricane Irma on Sept. 12, 2017 in Key Largo, FL. (Photo: Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images) </p>
<p>Trailer homes at the Sea Breeze trailer park are destroyed in the path of Hurricane Irma, in Islamorada, Florida Keys, on Sept. 12, 2017. (Photo: Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) </p>
<p>A destroyed trailer park is pictured in an aerial photo in the Keys in Marathon, Fla., Sept. 13, 2017. (Photo: Carlo Allegri/Reuters) </p>
<p>A view of the Florida Keys during the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, Sept. 11, 2017. (Photo: Matt McClain/The Washington Post via AP) </p>
<p>Trailer homes are destroyed by the effects of Hurricane Irma at the Sea Breeze trailer park in Islamorada, Florida Keys, on Sept. 12, 2017. (Photo: Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) </p>
<p>Damaged houses are shown in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, Sept. 11, 2017, in the Florida Keys. (Photo: Matt McClain/The Washington Post via AP) </p>
<p>A bridge with boats washed up under it are pictured in an aerial photo in the Keys in Marathon, Fla., Sept. 13, 2017. (Photo: Carlo Allegri/Reuters) </p>
<p>Remnants of a three-story, 12-unit condominium near Islamorada, along the Overseas Highway in the Florida Keys, on Sept. 12, 2017. The building collapsed during the storm surge caused by Hurricane Irma. (Photo: Al Diaz/Miami Herald/TNS via Getty Images) </p>
<p>Chairs are scattered outside the severely damaged Waterfront Island Grill following powerful Hurricane Irma on Sept. 12, 2017 in Islamorada, a village encompassing six of the Florida Keys. (Photo: Marc Serota/Getty Images) </p>
<p>A sunken boat is pictured in an aerial photo in the Keys in Marathon, Fla., Sept. 13, 2017. (Photo: Carlo Allegri/Reuters) </p>
<p>A sign is posted outside a home following powerful Hurricane Irma on Sept. 12, 2017 in Key Largo in the Florida Keys. Irma made landfall in the Florida Keys as a Category 4 Sunday, swelling waterways an estimated 10 to 15 feet, according to published reports. (Photo: Marc Serota/Getty Images) </p>
<p>Destroyed trailers are seen at the Seabreeze trailer park along the Overseas Highway in the Florida Keys on Sept. 12, 2017. Florida is cleaning up and embarking on rebuilding from Hurricane Irma, one of the most destructive hurricanes in its history. (Photo: Al Diaz/Miami Herald/AP) </p>
<p>An open bedroom is seen after the walls were ripped out by the effects of Hurricane Irma after it passed through Islamorada, Florida Keys, on Sept. 12, 2017. (Photo: Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) </p>
<p>A view of the Florida Keys during the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. (Photo: Matt McClain/The Washington Post via AP) </p>
<p>Destroyed trailers at the Seabreeze trailer park along the Overseas Highway in the Florida Keys on Sept. 12, 2017. (Photo: Al Diaz/Miami Herald/TNS via Getty Images) </p>
<p>Eric Ward, the bartender at Key Largo’s Snappers inspects the damage from Hurricane Irma at the popular restaurant Sept. 12, 2017, in Key Largo, Fla. Florida is cleaning up and embarking on rebuilding from Hurricane Irma, one of the most destructive hurricanes in its history. (Photo: Al Diaz/Miami Herald/AP) </p>
<p>Damaged houses are shown in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, in the Florida Keys. (Photo: Matt McClain/The Washington Post via AP) </p>
<p>Lori Steller gives a thumbs up while inspecting her property on Sept. 12, 2017, after two large boats washed onto her lot in Key Largo during Hurricane Irma storm surge. (Photo: Al Diaz/Miami Herald/TNS via Getty Images) </p>
<p>Wet family album sits out to dry in the Sea Breeze trailer park that was destroyed by Hurricane Irma, in Islamorada, Florida Keys, on Sept. 12, 2017. (Photo: Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) </p>
<p>Boats block the Overseas Highway in the central part of the Florida Keys as Hurricane Irma passes on Sept. 10, 2017. (Photo: Charles Trainor Jr/Miami Herald via AP) </p>
<p>Debris is washed against a sea wall in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma on Sept. 12, 2017, in Key West, Fla. (Photo: Chris O’Meara/AP) </p>
<p>Ely Chavez hands clothes to her husband Kevin Chavez as they salvage belongings from their damaged home following Hurricane Irma in the Tavernier area located in the Florida Keys on Sept. 12, 2017 in Tavernier, FL. The family was able to get back to see their home for the first time today. Their porch and deck was destroyed leaving them to use a ladder to get to the second floor. “Didn’t expect it to be this bad”, Kevin said while referring to his home. (Photo: Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images) </p>
<p>Trailer homes are destroyed by the effects of Hurricane Irma at the Sea Breeze trailer park in Islamorada, Florida Keys, on Sept. 12, 2017. (Photo: Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) </p>
<p>A roof is damaged on a building in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma on Sept. 12, 2017, in Key West, Fla. (Photo: Chris O’Meara/AP) </p>
<p>Mike Gilbert and his daughter Brook Gilbert, 15, stand over the remnants of a condominium building near Islamorada along the Overseas Highway in the Florida Keys on Sept. 12, 2017. His father has a unit in the building which collapsed during the storm surge from Hurricane Irma. (Photo: Al Diaz/Miami Herald via AP) </p>
<p>A catamaran and sailboat are shown floundered in the wake of Hurricane Irma, Sept. 11, 2017, at a marina in Key Largo, Fla. (Photo: Wilfredo Lee/AP) </p>
<p>A waterfront home is left with a giant hole after being destroyed by Hurricane Irma on Sept. 12, 2017 in Marathon, Florida. The Federal Emergency Managment Agency has reported that 25-percent of all homes in the Florida Keys were destroyed and 65-percent sustained major damage when they took a direct hit from Hurricane Irma. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) </p>
<p>Mirta Mendez walks through the debris at the Seabreeze trailer park along the Overseas Highway in the Florida Keys on Sept. 12, 2017. Florida is cleaning up and embarking on rebuilding from Hurricane Irma, one of the most destructive hurricanes in its history. (Photo: Al Diaz/Miami Herald/AP) </p>
<p>Boats, cars and other debris clog waterways the Florida Keys two days after Hurricane Irma slammed into the state Sept. 12, 2017 in Marathon, Fla. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) </p>
<p>A damaged sail boat washed ashore is seen at Grove Key Marina after Hurricane Irma, Sept. 12, 2017, in Miami. (Photo: Pedro Portal/Miami Herald/AP) </p>
<p>Florida 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 two days after Hurricane Irma slammed into the state on Sept. 12, 2017 in Marathon, Florida. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) </p>
<p>A damaged boat is shown in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, Sept. 11, 2017, in the Florida Keys. (Photo: Matt McClain/The Washington Post via AP, Pool) </p>
<p>Shingles are ripped off from Hurricane Irma on Sept. 12, 2017, in Key West, Fla. (Photo: Chris O’Meara/AP) </p>
<p>Debris sits from a sailboat that crashed and smashed at the Dinner Key Marina in Miami, on Sept. 11, 2017. (Photo: Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP) </p>
<p>A destroyed trailer park is pictured in an aerial photo in the Keys in Marathon, Fla., Sept. 13, 2017. (Photo: Carlo Allegri/Reuters) </p>
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As the death toll from Hurricane Irma climbs to 23 in the United States, residents of the Florida Keys are returning to a much different landscape than the one they left last week. As many as 25 percent of all homes in the Florida Keys were destroyed, FEMA Administrator Brock Long said Tuesday evening, and as many as 65 percent of homes suffered major damage.

According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 90 percent of homes in the Florida Keys suffered some damage. Monroe County officials on Tuesday night were quick to counter FEMA estimates, saying no official estimates of percentages or dollar amounts of damages had been done.

“Things look real damaged from the air, but when you clear the trees and all the debris, it’s not much damage to the houses,” Monroe County Commissioner Heather Carruthers said in a statement released by the county Tuesday night.

Search-and-rescue teams are still going door to door in the hardest hit areas of the Keys, including Big Pine Key and Cudjoe Key, where Irma came ashore.

Keys residents are now returning to their homes, with the Florida Department of Transportation saying all 42 bridges along U.S. 1 — the only road into and out of the Keys — have been inspected and cleared. Amenities are another story, however. Monroe County officials say gas is “limited” and AT&T was working to restore cellphone service.

The Lower Keys are still completely without power, but the Florida Keys Electric Cooperative, which provides service to the Upper Keys, says about 30 percent of the region does now have electricity. Some areas, mostly in the Upper Keys, have water, but food and water distribution stations have been set up in Key West. Anyone who does have water is being asked to boil it before drinking or cooking.

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