As Florida begins to recover from Hurricane Irma, these photos courtesy of NOAA show just how widespread power outages are right now in the state:
FLORIDA POWER OUTAGES – Check out the difference in lights on a normal night vs last night for S. Florida. #Irma. Courtesy NOAA JPSS/CIMSS pic.twitter.com/UUpRr7SSDt
— Andrew Buck ❌ichael (@AndrewWSYX6) September 11, 2017
It’s like North Korea.
Estimates are that it could be weeks before power is restored throughout the state:
Restoring power to millions still the biggest issue #Irma2017 moves on from Florida Could be weeks. Also that means no A/C not gd. @FOXLA pic.twitter.com/NkgDi5Epjn
— Phil Shuman (@FoxPhil) September 12, 2017
And estimated 10-13 million still have no power:
DOD says half of Florida's population is w/o power, that's 10M people.
The outages shattered the record set by Sandy of 6.2M. #WBZ— Anaridis Rodriguez (@Anaridis) September 12, 2017
13 million still without power in Florida #Irma https://t.co/NQawJVoHGr
— Jason Calabretta (@JasonCalabretta) September 12, 2017
Crews from as far away as Nova Scotia are in Florida to help:
Nova Scotia Power crews heading to Florida to help restore service https://t.co/XxaYWjrP2R pic.twitter.com/sHZEYK1XgV
— CBC Nova Scotia (@CBCNS) September 12, 2017
Flights out of Miami International Airport will resume on a limited basis today as well:
#TravelAdvisory– Passenger flights to resume on a limited basis on Tuesday, September 12. pic.twitter.com/06xtn12bRM
— Miami Int'l Airport (@iflymia) September 11, 2017
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Related:
Onlookers CHEER as cops arrest looters in midtown Miami during Irma https://t.co/tItNoJZjej
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) September 10, 2017
GARBAGE take: Blue check calls Miami P.D. ‘white supremacists’ for arresting looters during #Irma https://t.co/EfEAs4aHHU
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) September 12, 2017
Say CHEESE! Miami P.D. posts photo of ‘thugs’ in a CELL after they were caught looting during #Irma https://t.co/LYg9Mp553Y
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) September 12, 2017
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