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"Irma Death Toll in US Rises To 11; Florida Keys Face 'Devastation'" [1]

"A weakened Irma brought rain and wind to a wide section of the country on Tuesday after causing at least 11 deaths and leaving some 6.7 million people without power in five states.

Irma, which was downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone Tuesday morning, was bringing 'generally moderate rain' to a wide swath of the southeast and Tennessee and Ohio Valleys, according to the National Weather Service.

Irma tore a path of destruction across the Caribbean and up Florida before breaking up on Tuesday."

Emily Shapiro, Karma Allen, and Julia Jacobo report for ABC News September 12, 2017. [2]

SEE ALSO:

"Irma May Force Florida Insurers to Turn to Deeper Pockets" (New York Times) [3]

"Damage from Hurricanes Irma, Harvey Will Hit U.S. Taxpayers Hard" (InsideClimate News) [4]

"Millions of Homeowners Aren’t Insured For The Damage Done by Irma" (Quartz) [5]

"More Than 10 Million People Lost Power in Florida" (Atlantic) [6]

"‘Devastation’ in the Florida Keys: Here’s What Happened When Irma Struck" (Miami Herald) [7]

"Don't Forget About Us: Irma's Desperate Caribbean Survivors" (CNN) [8]

"Irma’s Storm Surge Swallows Jacksonville With Record Floods" (NBC News) [9]
 

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Source: ABC News [2], 09/12/2017
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/irma-death-toll-us-rises-11-florida-keys-face-devastation [2] http://abcnews.go.com/US/irma-leaves-dead-florida-37-dead-caribbean-millions/story?id=49758372 [3] https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/11/business/irma-florida-homeowner-insurance.html [4] https://insideclimatenews.org/news/11092017/hurricanes-irma-harvey-damages-cost-climate-change-global-warming-government-warnings [5] https://qz.com/1074418/nearly-60-of-florida-homes-in-flood-prone-areas-are-uninsured/ [6] https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/09/floridas-largest-utility-west-floridas-electrical-grid-will-need-a-wholesale-rebuild/539328/?utm_content=bufferb7dd4&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer [7] http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weather/hurricane/article172742816.html [8] http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/11/americas/caribbean-reacts-hurricane-irma/index.html [9] https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/hurricane-irma/irma-s-storm-surge-swallows-jacksonville-record-floods-n800331 [10] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/climate-change [11] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/disaster [12] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/business [13] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/people-population [14] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national [15] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/southeast [16] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81