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Hurricane Irma’s Miami landfall and aftermath in photos

80 percent of Miami-Dade lost power

A truck is seen on its side after being blown over as Hurricane Irma passed through
(Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

The Miami area thankfully has Hurricane Irma in its rearview, as winds have finally started to settle across the tri-county region. Cities continue to unleash first responders while assessing damages and outages.

According to the Sun Sentinel, as of Monday morning there were over 815,000 outages in Miami-Dade (80 percent of homes), nearly 644,000 outages reported in Broward (68 percent of homes), and over 523,000 outages in Palm Beach (70 percent of homes).

FPL indicated they began restoring outages Sunday night and have unleashed “an army of nearly 17,000” employees. NBC 6 reported it “may take upwards of a week” to restore full power in Dade and Broward. You can follow FPL’s news releases here. A curfew from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. is expected to be in place for days in Miami-Dade.

City re-entry for Miami Beach begins Tuesday at noon, and cars parked in its garages must be removed by September 18 (next Monday). As the nasty but weakened storm departs the state of Florida today, here are a batch of photos showing Hurricane Irma’s wrath.

A boat is tipped at an angle along the dock at the Watson Island marina
(Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
A vehicle in Miami Beach passes downed palm trees and two cyclists attempt to ride as Hurricane Irma passed through the area
(Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
A flooded Brickell Avenue
(Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Boats ride out Hurricane Irma in a Miami marina
(Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
A person walks through a flooded street in the Brickell area
(Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
A flooded street in Brickell
(Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
A car is seen in a flooded street
(Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Water flows out of the Miami River in the downtown/Brickell area
(Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
A crane tower is seen after part of it collapsed from the winds of Hurricane Irma
(Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
A man leans into the winds as Hurricane Irma approaches
(Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)