Lewis Mcpartlin | Reporter
Hurricane Irma’s catastrophic reign of terror came to an end on the 12th of September, after being one of the worst Atlantic storms in the history of Central America. It has affected many of areas including; Florida, Cuba, the Bahamas, the Caribbean Islands and more.
At its worst it was a category 5 hurricane -one of the worst kinds, Irma affected at least 9 states on the US mainland. It spanned over 650 miles from west to east, as it turned people’s homes and streets into canals, ripping trees and power lines from the ground.
On the 6th of September Irma left several islands in a state of devastation, where 95% of the buildings were either damaged or destroyed.
It hit southwest Florida on September 10th leaving a horde of tornadoes behind the surge triggered 5.6 million evacuation orders.
As the hurricane progressed north its severity began to decrease, and when it finally hit Georgia it was officially classed as a tropical storm.
Hurricane Irma was a record breaker in that it sustained winds of 185mph for 37 hours, this was an unprecedented figure. It was also part of 2 other hurricanes, these were hurricanes Jose and Katia, this was the first time since 2010 a trio of hurricanes were present at the same time in the US.
It has been confirmed that there have been 42 deaths in Florida alone, 17 deaths were due to there being a power cut and the nursing home losing its air conditioning. Another nine were killed in car crashes and 11 more from fumes produced from generators.
So, in conclusion the damage has been done but the aftermath of the devastation is now to be faced.
