Miami after Irma 2017

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Tarp/Banners hang tattered off the sides of the American Airlines Arena on Biscayne Blvd in Downtown Miami after the passage of Hurricane Irma 2017

Lost

Items pushed onto shore with seaweed after the passage of Hurricane Irma through Miami.

Fish

A dead fish, thrown onshore with the powerful storm surge experienced at Museum Park during the passage of Hurricane Irma, 2017.

Snap!

Snapped trees and broken branches lay along Biscayne Blvd's sidewalk after the passage of Hurricane Irma through downtown Miami.

Tossed Like Plastic Lego Blocks

Huge and solid coral limestone slabs used as benches at Museum Park in Downtown Miami were pushed, some as far as 4 feet off their concrete bases, by the powerful storm surge experienced during Hurricane Irma's passage through the city.

Displaced Buoy

A marine warning buoy sits right where it was tossed ashore by Hurricane Irma's powerful storm surge in Museum Park, Downtown Miami.

Tossed like Lego Blocks

Huge and solid coral limestone slabs used as benches at Museum Park in Downtown Miami were pushed, some as far as 4 feet off their concrete bases, by the powerful storm surge experienced during Hurricane Irma's passage through the city.

Seaweed Surge

Tons of seaweed and litter were pushed ashore by Hurricane Irma's powerful storm surge at Museum Park in Downtown Miami.

Power of Water

Huge and solid coral limestone slabs used as benches at Museum Park in Downtown Miami were pushed, some as far as 4 feet off their concrete bases, by the powerful storm surge experienced during Hurricane Irma's passage through the city.

Storm Surge

Huge and solid coral limestone slabs used as benches at Museum Park in Downtown Miami were pushed, some as far as 4 feet off their concrete bases, by the powerful storm surge experienced during Hurricane Irma's passage through the city. Further into the frame, tons of seaweed and litter from the ocean were also pushed ashore by the surging waters.

In the Midst of Destruction

A mom looks over her children as they play on a slide in Bayfront Park, downtown Miami the morning after Hurricane Irma caused extensive damage to the trees in the park and throughout the rest of the city.

By Nature's Force

Huge and solid coral limestone slabs used as benches at Museum Park in Downtown Miami were pushed, some as far as 4 feet off their concrete bases, by the powerful storm surge experienced during Hurricane Irma's passage through the city.

Fallen

A fallen poster board along the sidewalk of Biscayne Blvd after the passage of Hurricane Irma through Downtown Miami.

Closed

The entry gate once used to secure the Miami Science Barge at Museum Park, Downtown Miami, now stands alone and purposeless after the barge was pushed onto rocks by Hurricane Irma's powerful storm surge on Sunday.

Tangled Branches

A section of sidewalk on Biscayne Blvd is blocked by fallen tree branches after the passage of Hurricane Irma through Downtown Miami.

For Safety

An elderly couple took a moment from their own meals at a McDonald's restaurant to say a prayer for the safety of a group of Miami Springs Police officers just hours before the arrival of Hurricane Irma in Miami.

Calm before the Storm

An evening view of Biscayne Blvd hours before the arrival of Hurricane Irma in Miami. On a typical Thursday evening Biscayne Blvd is bustling with people and Biscayne Bay (right of the frame) is churning white with leisure boaters and jet skiers. This area of Downtown Miami fell under Zone B, requiring mandatory evacuations before the storm's arrival.

First Responder

An Iguana scampers up a tree in Bayfront Park in Downtown Miami surveying the extent of damage to the surrounding trees after the passage of Hurricane Irma.

Pushed Up

Floor boards from a pier near the Intercontinental Hotel in Downtown Miami were pushed up from the underneath by the force of waves and storm surge during Hurricane Irma.

End Road Work

A section of Bayfront Park in downtown Miami heavily damaged by Hurricane Irma

Toppled

A coconut tree along the Miami Riverwalk toppled by the high winds and storm surge experienced during the Hurricane.

Calm Evening

Roughly 24 hrs before the arrival of Hurricane Irma to Miami, a man strolls along a pier just outside the Intercontinental Hotel with his children in tow while just outside the building (right of the frame) workers make preparations for the storm's arrival.

After

A view of Biscayne Blvd one day after the passing of Hurricane Irma through Miami

Flooded

Workers use a pump to pump water out of a flooded underground parking garage along Biscayne Blvd downtown Miami after the passing of Hurricane Irma.