In Pics: When Hurricane Irma Caused Havoc In Florida, US
Miami (US): Hurricane Irma gave Florida a coast-to-coast pummeling with winds up to 130 mph, swamping homes and boats, knocking out power to millions and toppling massive construction cranes over the Miami skyline. The 400-mile-wide (640-kilometer-wide) storm blew ashore in the mostly cleared-out Florida Keys, then began a slow trek up the state's west coast, its punishing winds extending clear across to Miami and West Palm Beach on the Atlantic side. Here are some of the pictures which show the about of destruction it has caused.
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View In AppA City of Miami Fire and Rescue crew cuts up a fallen palm tree during Hurricane Irma, as they clear the street, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017, in downtown Miami. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)
A person walks through a street lined with debris and fallen trees as Hurricane Irma passes through Naples, Fla., Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
A downed tree lies across Cape Coral Parkway during Hurricane Irma in downtown Cape Coral, Fla., Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
This photo provided by Michael Sechler shows a stranded manatee in Manatee County, Fla., Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017. The mammal was stranded after waters receded from the Florida bay as Hurricane Irma approached. (Michael Sechler via AP)
Two men walk their bicycle along a flooded street on the waterfront of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., as Hurricane Irma passes through on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press via AP)
Fallen trees are seen during Hurricane Irma, in Fort Myers, Fla., Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017. Hurricane Irma set all sorts of records for brute strength before crashing into Florida, flattening islands in the Caribbean and swamping the Florida Keys. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
People tend to a car that flipped over on Cape Coral Parkway during Hurricane Irma, in Cape Coral, Fla., Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
A fallen tree blocks a street in a business district as Hurricane Irma passes through Naples, Fla., Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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