CNN: Approximately 90 Percent of Homes in Keys Destroyed or Damaged

‘That’s just initial FEMA assessment’

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TAPPER: "It's been two and a half days since Irma's category 4 landfall on the Florida Keys and we still do not know the full extent of the damage she has wrought. It is difficult for the boars to maneuver the debris littering the water, and sections of the road and bridges in and out of the Keys have been washed away. Residents and authorities have been able to reach some of the islands. Sadly, what many have found is nothing short of devastation. A quarter of the houses in the Keys have been destroyed and other 65 percent suffered major damage, according to FEMA, and that’s just its initial assessment. Of course, without electricity and with poor cell reception, it has been difficult to communicate with loved ones. And with estimates of up to 10,000 people who possibly rode out the storm in the Keys, it is still unclear how many of them might not have survived. FEMA says around 15 million Americans remain without electricity affecting emergency call centers, affecting hospitals, meaning many Americans are without food or water." 

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