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.

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Toppled

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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End Road Work

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

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Tangled Branches

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

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Snap!

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

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AAA

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

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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.

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Fish

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

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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.

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Seaweed Surge

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

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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.

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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.

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