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Hurricane Harvey hit Texas as a category 4 storm in Rockport, Texas where it caused severe destruction. From there it dropped as much as 40 inches of rain as the system slowly made its way along the Texas coastline causing massive flooding especially in and around Houston. Harvey caused at least 90 deaths and some estimate the damage in the 200 billion dollar range. Donna Raney makes her way out of the wreckage of her home as Daisy Graham tells her she will help her out of the window after Hurricane Harvey destroyed the apartment in Rockport, Texas. Donna survived by hiding in the shower after the roof blew off and the walls of her home caved in by the winds of Hurricane Harvey.
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Mario Qua holds Wilson Qua as they evacuate their flooded home after the area was inundated with flooding from Hurricane Harvey in Houston, Texas. Harvey dumped upwards of 40 inches of rain in Texas.
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People walk down a flooded street as they evacuate their homes after the area was inundated with flooding from Hurricane Harvey in Houston, Texas.
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Daisy Graham reacts to the news that a friend of hers may still be in an apartment that was destroyed by Hurricane Harvey in Rockport, Texas. The friends were found alive but still hiding in the shower stall after the homes roof was blown off and walls blown in by the high winds.
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People walk down a flooded street as they evacuate their homes after the area was inundated with flooding from Hurricane Harvey in Houston, Texas.
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Aaron Tobias who said he lost everything stands in what is left of his home after Hurricane Harvey blew in and destroyed most of the house in Rockport, Texas. Mr. Tobias said he was able to get his wife and kids out before the storm arrived but he stayed there and rode it out.
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Volunteer rescuer workers help a woman from her home that was inundated with the flooding of Hurricane Harvey on in Port Arthur, Texas.
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Dean Mize holds children as he and Jason Legnon use an airboat to rescue people from homes that are inundated with flooding from Hurricane Harvey in Houston, Texas.
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People wait to be rescued from their flooded homes after the area was inundated with flooding from Hurricane Harvey in Houston, Texas.
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Terry Smith stands in the kitchen as Henry McKay sleeps in the apartment where the ceiling collapse when Hurricane Harvey hit in Rockport, Texas. Ms. Smith said she has never been as terrified in her life as when the winds started roaring through town.
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Jessica Campbell hugs Jonathan Fitzgerald (L-R) after riding out Hurricane Harvey in an apartment on in Rockport, Texas. Jessica said it became very scary once Hurricane Harvey hit their town.
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Steve Culver cries with his dog Otis as he talks about what he said was the, "most terrifying event in his life," when Hurricane Harvey blew in and destroyed most of his home while he and his wife took shelter there in Rockport, Texas.
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Hurricane Irma hit the Florida Key's as a category 4 hurricane and caused damage along the east coast up through Miami. The Miami skyline is seen as the outer-bands of Hurricane Irma reach Florida in Miami, Florida.
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Markus Reinfandt looks out the third story window of his home onto the homes that were destroyed by hurricane Irma in Marathon, Florida. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has reported that 25-percent of all homes in the Florida Keys were destroyed and 65-percent sustained major damage when they took a direct hit from Hurricane Irma.
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Damaged homes and RV's are seen at the Sunshine Key RV Resort & Marina after Hurricane Irma passed through the area in Sunshine Key, Florida. The Florida Key's took the brunt of the hurricane as it passed over the island chain as a category 4 storm.
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John Rhode attempts to salvage what he can from his home that was destroyed by hurricane Irma in Summerland Key, Florida.
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Gladys Pantoja and Jose Marrero sleep in the back of their vehicle located in the parking lot of the apartment building where they lived before being evacuated when Hurricane Irma passed through the area in Miami, Florida. Approximately 80 residents of the Civic Tower and Civic Tower Senior buildings who are waiting to return home to their apartments are planning on living in the parking lot until the building is declared safe enough for the residents to return.
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Philippa Regueira returns home through a street littered with downed trees and branches after seeking shelter in a friend's home after Hurricane Irma passed through the area on in Miami, Florida.
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Hurricane victims accept relief items such as water, food, clothes and animal food that were gathered by Gorilla Restoration and Gil Sosa design over-night and delivered to those in need after hurricane Irma passed through the area in Marathon, Florida.
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Dianna Sosbey surveys her home that was damaged as hurricane Irma passed through the area in Summerland Key, Florida.
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Boats are seen washed ashore from Hurricane Irma after it passed through the area in Key West Florida.
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Carl Kesser and his children, Kia Kesser and Jason Kesser (L-R) hang out at the Tavern In the Grove bar after hurricane Irma passed through the area in Miami, Florida.
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Puerto Rico experienced widespread damage to buildings and homes as well as most of the electrical, gas and water grid after Hurricane Maria, a category 5 hurricane, passed through. Irma Maldanado stands with Sussury, her lovebird, and her dog in what is left of her home that was destroyed when Hurricane Maria passed through in Corozal, Puerto Rico.
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Blanca Matos takes care of her mother, Margarita Maestre,97, who uses a feeding tube to eat and sleeps in a room with no air conditioner in Utuado, Puerto Rico. Ms. Matos said no aid has arrived to help her with her mother as they deal with having no electricity or fresh water. She hopes aid arrives soon.
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People wait in line at a bank as they deal with the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in San Juan Puerto Rico. Maria left widespread damage across Puerto Rico, with virtually the whole island without power or cell service.
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Karlian Mercado, 7, rests on the rubble that remains of her families home after it was blown away by Hurricane Maria as it passed through the area in Hayales de Coamo,
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Members of the U.S. Army 1st Special Forces Command deliver boxes of M.R.E's and water up a makeshift ladder to people that were cut off after the bridge collapsed when Hurricane Maria swept through in Utuado, Puerto Rico. The neighborhood was cut off from help for about 2 weeks and there is still a need for basic life necessities after the category 4 hurricane, passed through.
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Melquiades Castellano stands in her dark apartment as she and other residents of the 62 and over Moradas Las Teresas's Uno and Dos condo units deal with no electricity in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria on in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Many of the elderly are having to deal with conditions in the building that with no electricity they can't take the elevator down from high floors nor can they get water except for a couple hours a day.
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Hurricane survivors receive food and water being given out by volunteers and municipal police as they deal with the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico.
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Lisbeth Vasquez tends to her parents Elmer Vasquez Colon, 80, and Gloria Delgado Diaz, 67, at the Pedro America Pagan de Colon assisted living facility in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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Carlos Pesquera hugs U.S. Army 1st Special Force Command SFC Charles Fernandez after receiving food and water for the first time in the wake of the devastation left across the island by Hurricane Maria in Utuado, Puerto Rico. The neighborhood was cut off from help for about two weeks and there is still a need for basic life necessities after the Category 5 hurricane passed through.
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People sit in their condo after the windows were blown out by the winds of Hurricane Maria as it passed through the area in San Juan Puerto Rico.
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Elmer Vasquez Colon, 80, sheds tears due to pain after not having medication for one month since two hurricanes passed through the area as he lays in his bed at the Pedro America Pagan de Colon assisted living facility in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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A car passes among dark homes as people wait for electricity to be restored after Hurricane Maria passed through in Utuado, Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico experienced widespread damage including most of the electrical, gas and water grid as well as agriculture after Hurricane Maria, a category 4 hurricane, passed through.
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James Buhle works on Amtrak's California Zephyr during its daily 2,438-mile trip to Emeryville/San Francisco from Chicago that takes roughly 52 hours in Naperville, United States.
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U.S. President Donald Trump waves to supporters as he walks the parade route with first lady Melania Trump and son Barron Trump past the main reviewing stand in front of the White House during the Inaugural Parade on January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC. Donald J. Trump was sworn in today as the 45th president of the United States.
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People view the solar eclipse at The Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science on August 21, 2017 in Miami, Florida. While Miami was not in the path of totality for the solar eclipse, around 77 percent of the sun was covered by the moon during the peak time of the partial eclipse.
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Police assist people seeking cover outside of Terminal 2 at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International airport after a shooting took place near the baggage claim in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Officials are reporting that five people were killed and six wounded in an attack by a single gunman.
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Myeshia Johnson kisses the casket of her husband U.S. Army Sgt. La David Johnson during his burial service at the Memorial Gardens East cemetery on October 21, 2017 in Hollywood, Florida. Sgt. Johnson and three other American soldiers were killed in an ambush in Niger on Oct. 4.
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Visitors check out the waterfall known as Gooafoss on June 1, 2017 near Lake Myvatn, Iceland. Iceland's tourism industry continues to thrive; just eight years ago Iceland welcomed approximately 464,000 tourists and by last year nearly 1.7 million people visited the nation.
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