Dear Florida, Georgia and U.S. Virgin Islands Kossacks (and families and friends of those living in Florida, Georgia and the U.S Virgin Islands):
We care!
This is a community, first and foremost.
We know that there are community members here who are in distress and who have family or friends in distress.
And we are worried about you.
Please let us hear from you. Please let us know how we can help.
Please know that you are not alone. Please check-in at the second comment.
This terrible storm devastated many islands in the Caribbean:
It flooded major cities in Florida, including Miami and Jacksonville:
It caused still unknown damage to the Keys:
More than 25 percent of the homes in the Keys are destroyed; roughly 90 percent sustained some damage. Many places in Keys are still inaccessible.
Millions of Americans in Florida and Georgia — and yes, U.S. media, the U.S. Virgin Islands —have no power:
More than six million U.S. customers remained without power as of Tuesday afternoon, according to the U.S. Energy Department, including roughly 4.8 million, or 48% of the state total, in Florida; 932,000, or 22%, in Georgia; and 141,000, or 6%, in South Carolina.
Florida Power & Light Co., the state’s largest investor-owned utility with nearly five million customers, said Irma at one point cut off power to roughly 4.4 million of them, and that 2.7 million remained out as of Tuesday afternoon. Florida is home to more than 20 million people.
The company estimated Tuesday that most residents in the eastern part of its territory would have power restored by the end of the weekend, while those on the western side, where the storm made landfall, would see power back by Sept. 22.
Wall Street Journal
U.S Virgin Islands
U.S. Virgin Islands Tonight
Donations:
Daily Kos Fundraiser for Hurricane Irma
U.S. Virgin Islands
Hand-in-Hand
For our neighbors:
Antigua and Barbuda