Florida Keys: Decimated Homes, Rallying Spirits
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- By Ramon Taylor
As Hurricane Irma unleashed 209 kph winds over Florida’s thin islands known as the Keys -- the continental United States’ southernmost point -- most residents had evacuated, but not all. Seven people died in the surrounding county alone, and now, as residents assess the damage for the first time, the realization has hit that “home” may never be the same. Ramon Taylor reports.