Hurricane Irma causes flooding, outages in Florida; death toll rises to 61
Hurricane Irma after thrashing several Caribbean islands for much of last week, battered Florida, causing flooding and outages that spanned the state.
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After thrashing several Caribbean islands last week, Hurrican Irma battered Florida, causing flooding and outages that spanned the state. AP
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Federal officials in the state estimated that a quarter of the homes were destroyed, and hardly any escaped damage. Roofs seemed peeled off by can-openers and power poles were nowhere to be seen. AP
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Initial estimates indicate 25 percent of the houses in Florida Keys have been destroyed, and 65 percent have received major damage. The confirmed death toll from the hurricane is 61 and still rising with 38 dead in the Caribbean and 23 in the United States. AP
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Insured property losses in Florida from Irma are expected to run from $20 billion to $40 billion. Irma’s arrival in Florida came around two weeks after Hurricane Harvey claimed about 60 lives and caused property damage estimates as high as $180 billion in Texas. AP
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